| The Promise of a Future | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 12–14 March 1968 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 29:57 | |||
| Label | Uni Records 73028 | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Promise of a Future is the eighth studio album by South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela released via Uni Records label.[3] It was recorded in March 1968 in Los Angeles, California.[4][5] The album was re-released on CD in 1993 on One Way label. The Promise of a Future features Masekela's version of a famous instrumental composition "Grazing in the Grass".
- ^ Davis, Hank. "Hugh Masekela – The Promise of a Future". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: The Promise of a Future". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1955-1969". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.