Main Event

by Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela

Overview

"Let the good times roll," Herb Alpert seemed to say as he quickly rejoined forces with Masekela for a follow-up LP to their first collaboration earlier that year. Recording live at the Roxy Theatre and on A&M's soundstage without duplicating anything on their earlier studio album, the two horn players (Alpert on trumpet, Masekela on flugelhorn) are, if anything, looser and more freewheeling than before. Though Alpert is not on quite as sure a jazz footing as Masekela, neither musician tries to blow the other out of the room. The band, containing only one holdover (guitarist Arthur Adams) from the first album, is more attuned to Latin funk/jazz with a South African tinge this time. Again, Alpert and Masekela have mostly fine tunes to work with, none better than "Foreign Natives" and "Shame the Devil" by African trombonist Mosa Jonas Gwangwa, plud Henry Sithole's wistfully haunting "Mama Way" (which has chanted vocals and a string quartet). This album and its predecessor had the effect of recharging Alpert's music, though both are almost forgotten today. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2016
Label:	Herb Alpert Presents
UPC:	0814647020716
Rank:	42272

Tracks

1. Foreign Natives
2. People Make the World Go 'Round
3. Besame Mucho
4. I'm Comin' Home
5. She-Been
6. Kalahari Nights
7. Shame the Devil
8. Mama Way

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hugh Masekela   Primary Artist,Flugelhorn
Herb Alpert   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Larry Willis   Piano (Electric),Piano,Synthesizer
Jonas Gwangwa   Trombone
Arthur Adams   Guitar
Manolo Badrena   Percussion
Jeff Sigman   Guitar
David Williams   Bass (Upright),Bass (Electric)
Buddy Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Don Hahn   Engineer,Associate Producer
Jonas Gwangwa   Composer,Producer
Thom Bell   Composer
Herb Alpert   Composer,Producer
Consuelo Velazquez   Composer
Hugh Masekela   Producer
Linda Creed   Composer
Sunny Skylar   Composer
Jim McCrary   Sleeve Photo
Bonnie Schiffman   Photography
Roland Young   Art Direction
Derek Dunann   Engineer
Brian Porizek   Cover Art
Henry Sithole   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering,Remastering