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Hace 5 días · Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer, and composer who was described as “the father of South African jazz.” Masekela was known...
17 de jun. de 2024 · Another highly-regarded brass player, South African flugelhorn specialist Hugh Masekela, covered “Cantaloupe Island” a year later.
Hace 1 día · His most famous image is the one with him and a child; another is that of a joyous young musician, Hugh Masekela, upon receiving his first trumpet from Father Huddleston.
1 de jul. de 2024 · The song features the trumpet playing of South African musician Hugh Masekela and as such, marks the first appearance of brass on a Byrds' recording. "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" was issued as a single in January 1967 and peaked at number 29 in America but failed to chart in the UK.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite legacy jazz trumpet players. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's favorite legacy trumpet players poll was conducted during the 2023-2024 calendar year and ran up through June 26, 2024.
Hace 6 días · Trumpet Africaine was Hugh Masekela's debut album, recorded in New York and released in 1962, two years after Masekela had left South Africa in reaction to the increasing inhumanity of the apartheid regime.
16 de jun. de 2024 · Hugh Masekela—The South African trumpeter was the only jazz artist booked to play the Monterey Pop Festival. (The site of the festival has also been used for the annual Monterey Jazz Festival since 1958.)
