The Promise of a Future is the eighth studio album by South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela released via Uni Records label.

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "Classic work from Hugh Masekela – and the album that pushed him over the top!

The record features his version of 'Grazin In The Grass', a runaway instrumental hit when it was issued – and a sly little groover that was based upon some earlier South African pop melodies that Hugh copped from his roots.

The group's a tight little quintet with Al Abreu on tenor and soprano sax, William Henderson on piano, Chuck Carter on drums, and Henry Franklin on bass.

"[6] A reviewer of Billboard added: "Fluent in any musical lingo, Masekela and his crowd should sample all the charts before settling down.