No matter what lengths Gold and Allen went to to complete Rejoice, the core playing, and camaraderie are peerless, and therefore justified. This is a fitting postscript and testament to Masekela's legend, and the music on this date, while historic, is absolutely defined by its title.

Having first met in the 1970s, the two men were brought together in London in 2010 by World Circuit producer Nick Gold. Following Masekela’s death in 2018, the unfinished sessions, with their original compositions, might have remained exactly that – but resolve and fortitude saw what Allen calls ‘a South African-Nigerian swing jazz stew’ completed in 2019. The results more than justify the effort.

There’s a cozy nonchalance pervading the album, particularly on the laid-back “Slow Bones” and the percolating “Coconut Jam.” On both, Allen lays down protean Afrobeat clave rhythms alongside jutting bass lines, while Masekala’s flugelhorn spits darting motifs.