Herb Alpert - Main Event Live '1978; 2015

Tracks list

Main Event Live is collaborative live album by Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela. It
was recorded in Los Angeles, California and released in 1978 via A&M Records
label.
Richard Ginell of Allmusic stated: 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&Ms 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 Sitholes wistfully haunting Mama Way (which has chanted
vocals and a string quartet). This album and its predecessor had the effect of
recharging Alperts music, though both are almost forgotten today.

A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote Masterful live set by Herb Alpert and Hugh
Masekela – recorded at The Roxy in LA in 1978! Both their studio record
from the same year and this massive live recording work incredibly well –
as theyre both geniuses and blending distinctive global influences – but
they really cook in this live session in a way thats smoothed over a bit in the
studio!

Tracklist: 
01. Herb Alpert - Foreign Natives (9:48)
02. Herb Alpert - People Make The World Go Round (5:34)
03. Herb Alpert - Besame Mucho (4:32)
04. Herb Alpert - Im Comin Home (5:43)
05. Herb Alpert - She-Been (3:47)
06. Herb Alpert - Kalahari Nights (6:35)
07. Herb Alpert - Shame The Devil (7:20)
08. Herb Alpert - Mama Way (6:26)

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