Freddie Hubbard -][- HUB-TONES [The Rudy Van Gelder Edition]

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Greetings jazz lovers, I can’t believe it we’re in the mist of the Superbowl weekend. Due to the per-game activities it’s time to gather up all the essentials to make this festive and most celebrated weekend all worth our time and effort …. Black and Yellow baby, go Steelers!! Subsequently, I’m elated to change the atmosphere a bit and pull from the vault one of my favorite trumpeters the late Freddie Hubbard’s 1962 classic on Blue Note Records “HUB-TONES.” As always, have a safe and prosperous weekend! —Rob Young

Freddie Hubbard - HUB-TONES (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - 1962

Freddie Hubbard -][- HUB-TONES – [Blue Note (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition), 1962]

In 1962, Freddie Hubbard was a full time member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, but he still had enough time to record three solo albums — “The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard” for the Impulse label, and “Here To Stay” and “Hub-Tones” for Blue Note. While the former two derive a lot of their sound from that unmistakable Messenger style, “Hub-Tones” draws it feel from two of Hubbard’s collaborations from a few years earlier — “Free Jazz” and “Ole Coltrane.” On “Hub-Tones,” Hubbard utilizes the paths of freedom forged by Ornette and ‘Trane, but stays grounded to the classic Blue Note sound.

Joining Freddie on this October ’62 session are James Spaulding (who unfortunately was never given the chance to record his own album for Blue Note, but was an important contributor to Grant Green’s “Solid,” Bobby Hutcherson’s “Components” and Wayne Shorter’s “Schizophrenia” among others) on alto sax and flute, Herbie Hancock on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Clifford Jarvis on drums. Hubbard made many great albums for Blue Note, and “Hub-Tones” is as good as any of them. —Michael B. Richman | Amazon.com/Reviewer

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JAZZ LEGEND FREDDIE HUBBARD CELEBRATED WITH RELEASE OF PINNACLE, LIVE & UNRELEASED FROM KEYSTONE KORNER

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SET FOR MARCH 8 RELEASE ON RESONANCE RECORDS

Freddie Hubbard - PINNACLE

Trumpet great Freddie Hubbard at the top of his game, with West Coast all-stars digging into his sturdiest compositions – plus John Coltrane’s technically challenging piece “Giant Steps” – during a couple of nights in San Francisco, eternally exciting though recorded 30 years ago. That’s Pinnacle, Live and Unreleased: From Keystone Korner, a bounteous gift to any fan or fan-in-the-making of fiery and funky, sophisticated and melodically inspired music.

Hubbard was, next to Miles Davis, the most dramatic and far-reaching brass player of the past 60 years. He died at age 70 in December 2008, leaving a legacy of some 100 recordings under his own name and with everyone from Wes Montgomery and Art Blakey to Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, Dexter Gordon, George Benson, Sarah Vaughan, Max Roach, Count Basie, Ornette Coleman and many others. Throughout the course of his luminous international career, Hubbard established a standard of pure sound that brass players aspire to today.

[Classic Jazz Revisited] … Various Artists, California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium

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Various Artists - California Concert

Various Artists -][- California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium – [SONY MASTERWORKS, 2010]

With CTI Records having gone independent in 1970, founder Creed Taylor celebrated the early success of the label with a one night only concert at the Hollywood Palladium on July 18, 1971.

Taylor handpicked a dream team of CTI artists for California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium, with GEORGE BENSON on guitar, FREDDIE HUBBARD on trumpet, HUBERT LAWS on flute, STANLEY TURRENTINE on tenor saxophone, HANK CRAWFORD on alto saxophone, JOHNNY HAMMOND on organ and electric piano, RON CARTER on bass, BILLY COBHAM on drums and AIRTO MOREIRA on percussion.

California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium is newly remastered from the original two-track analog tapes and is the most complete version of the legendary concert ever released. This 2-CD set doubles the content of the original five-song LP release with five additional tracks – three of them previously unreleased – and restores the original concert sequence for the first time.

Disc: 1

1. Impressions (previously unreleased)
2. Fire And Rain
3. Red Clay
4. Blues West
5. So What (previously unreleased)

Disc: 2

1. Here’s That Rainy Day
2. It’s Too Late
3. Sugar
4. Leaving West
5. Straight Life (previously unreleased)

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[Classic Jazz Revisited] … ‘Black Angel’ by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard

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Freddie Hubbard - Black Angel

Freddie Hubbard -][- Black Angel – [Atlantic, 1969]

Freddie Hubbard released The Black Angel in the same year as the landmark Miles Davis album Bitches Brew. Its obvious Hubbard wanted to appeal to the emerging crossover rock/jazz crowd of the era. The presence of bop, however, still permeated Hubbard’s playing, unlike Miles who had long since dropped the form.

The opening Hubbard composition “Spacetrack” contains fiery avant garde interplay between Hubbard, James Spaulding on alto and Kenny Barron’s electric piano. Thanks to Spaulding and bassist Reggie Workman, much of the playing here maintains intensity.

The other Hubbard penned originals, “Gittin Down” is an urgent hard swinging boogaloo and the ballad “Eclipse” features Spaulding on flute and Barron on piano. “Coral Keys” written by Walter Bishop, Jr. and Barron’s “Black Angel” have a Latin tinge highlighted by Spaulding’s soaring flute and the congas of Carlos “Patato” Valdes. An enjoyable session leaving the impression Hubbard was preparing to take a different musical direction. –Al Campbell | AllMusic.com

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Freddie Hubbard | First Light

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Freddie Hubbard | First Light – [CTI Records, 1971]

Freddie Hubbard, First Light

A basic principle of marketing and advertising states that if you have a great product, chances are it’ll sell itself. This principle also applies to the world of jazz – and Freddie Hubbard exploits his product with such passion and zeal that the man needs nothing more than his trumpet and a group of skilled sidemen to offer a sound that could fill thousands of billboards.

When I first heard this album, it was not hard to displace the legendary Miles Davis and rank Freddie Hubbard as the greatest trumpet player in jazz.

The liner notes tell the rest of the story – about how, even in 1971, Hubbard was on the verge of nationally displacing Miles Davis as the #1 jazz trumpeter because Miles was venturing too deeply into the impressionistic virtuosities of jazz-rock fusion and was simply keeping afloat by reputation alone. But when it came to pure, unadulterated talent: Hubbard was the man who could play the trumpet like no one else. —Chris Speaks/Amazon(Excerpts from his review)

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Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits & Red Clay

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Trumpeter and jazz great Freddie Hubbard will be musically celebrated at Abyssinian Baptist Church Saturday, January 10 beginning at 1pm and is celebrated online with his official website: freddiehubbardmusic.com

Mr Hubbard is one of the greatest trumpeters in our time, with that said we’re honored to  somewhat compliment this celebration today as we’re featuring two contrasting recordings from the “Songs of Hubbard” musical songbook recorded over the years. If you also dig his music drop us a note and let us know what’s you favorite albums by Freddie Hubbard.

Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits [Jazz/Blue Note/1965]

Freddie Hubbard

I’ll confess, I initially bought this as it was another chance to hear my favorite tenor man Hank Mobley paired with my favorite trumpet player, Freddie Hubbard. I got much more than the hard bop outing I expected, as this album is a treasure trove of fantastic horn playing and elegant soulful compositions from Hubbard. There are three different groups represented here and I won’t go into complete personnel on each as that’s covered ably by Amazon’s product description.

Jazz great Freddie Hubbard dead at 70

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Freddie Hubbard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70.

Hubbard’s manager, David Weiss, says the musician died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack last month.

Although he had been in declining health in recent years, Hubbard continued to perform until just a few months ago. Known for both the intensity of his playing, as well as his melodic style, Hubbard’s last concert was in June in New York at a party celebrating the release of his final album.

He won a Grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for the album “First Light.” ~ AP/John Rogers

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Freddie Hubbard -||- SKAGLY – [Columbia Records, 1980 | Review]

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Freddie Hubbard, SKAGLY

Freddie Hubbard -||- SKAGLY –Mp3– [Columbia Records, 1980 | Review]

Perhaps, like a lot of you, the eighties were a transition point musically and thankfully, my taste matured significantly and began to evolve beyond the dreadful late seventies “disco” era.

On this occasion, I have the pleasure to review the esteemed and legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard who began his career in the late fifties and early sixties with brothers Wes and Monk Montgomery. One of the most distinguish moments of his career are based around his Blue Note recording days. They’re probably his best, they say, at least from a jazz purists perspective. However, for those of us who aren’t as deep have a diverse platter and believes that some of Freddie’s contemporary recordings are of importance as well.