| Still Grazing | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Hugh Masekela |
| Cover: | Still Grazing (Hugh Masekela album cover).jpg |
| Released: | May 11, 2004 |
| Recorded: | October 1966 – April 1974 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 59:54 |
| Label: | Blue Thumb Records B002442-02 |
| Producer: | Stewart Levine |
| Prev Title: | The Collection |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Revival |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Still Grazing is a 2004 compilation album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The album is a retrospective collection of his compositions recorded over the period 1966–1974.[1] The album is the soundtrack to Masekela’s autobiography of the same name.
Eric Ianelli of All About Jazz wrote: "Musically speaking, Still Grazing is strong; but then, in making a case for Masekela's career, it ought to be. It starts off with 'Child of the Earth,' something of an acquired taste when it comes to vocals, and it features the vibrant 'Ha Lese Le Di Khanna' and the noteworthy cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Felicidade,' all from The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela (1966). There is, of course, 'Grazing in the Grass,' and the equally rousing 'Up, Up, and Away.' Recorded in the early 1970s, 'Languta,' 'Been Such a Long Time Gone' and 'Stimela (Coal Train)' draw on reggae as much as jazz and Masekela's characteristic musical flavorings of the townships. Thus Masekela's growth is in evidence, although the disc's twenty unused minutes could easily have been filled to provide a more complete view. Together 'Puffin' on down the Track' and 'Riot' total under five minutes."
Hunter Felt of PopMatters said: "Still Grazing fails as a comprehensive collection, but it does provide what the album’s subtitle suggests: a true 'musical journey' through a variety of styles."[2]