The quintet is highlighted by the searing alto sax and rich flute of james spaulding and powerful, musical drumming of joe chambers, who also composed mirrors. Freddie, however, is so far down in the mix that his presence is minimal on this disc. It was his third album released on creed taylors cti label and features performances by hubbard, herbie hancock, eric gale, george benson, ron carter, jack dejohnette, airto moreira and richard wyands. Goin up is his second album for blue note, and what a great sophomore effort it is.
Born into a musical family, hubbard was swift to become a musician himself, by following the example of his piano playing. It features performances by hubbard, tina brooks, mccoy tyner, sam jones and clifford jarvis. Hubbard moved to new york in 1958 and quickly rose to. Albums include red clay, straight life, and outward bound. Jul 28, 20 the best of freddie hubbard licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia.
Wayne shorter was born in newark, new jersey, united states, and attended newark arts high school, from which he graduated in 1952. Top songs by freddie hubbard as at april, 2020 freddie hubbard s most popular genre. Freddie hubbard download high quality complete mp3 albums. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Frederick dewayne freddie hubbard april 7, 1938 december 29, 2008 was an american jazz trumpeter. Trumpeter freddie hubbard was born in indianapolis and his first playing and recording.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Blue note vinyl series sampler by blue note records on. Listen to and download the top songs by freddie hubbard from songtracer on any device. This is a solid jazz album of hubbard standards, played vibrantly by the new jazz composers octet. Open sesame is the debut album by trumpeter freddie hubbard released on the blue note label in 1960 as bst 84040.
One of the great jazz trumpeters of all time, freddie hubbard formed his sound out of the clifford brownlee morgan tradition, and by the early 70s was immediately distinctive and the pacesetter in jazz. Later, in august 1961, hubbard recorded ready for freddie blue note, which was also. He was a headliner of the one night with blue note revival show in new york city in 1985 that began to rebuild the labels future and reestablish the importance of its legacy. From open sesame to blue spirits, hubbards albums feature great lineups, increasingly sophisticated compositions, and classic improvisational flights. Freddie hubbard society red the jazzomat research project. Born into a musical family, hubbard was swift to become a musician himself, by following the example of his piano playing mother and sister. Stream born to be blue by freddie hubbard and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. If you want to hear freddie hubbard like freddie hubbard can play, and of recent years check out the live album reissued on metropolitan a year ago.
Freddie hubbard frederick dewayne hubbard, indianapolis, indiana, april 7, 1938 sherman oaks, california, december 29, 2008 was an american jazz trumpeter. May 01, 2001 the fact of the matter is, freddie s chops are way down and this record, pity him or not, is he as a shadow of his former self. Freddie hubbard and his orchestra born to be blue 1982, red. In the 1980s, hubbard again led his own groups, often in the company of joe henderson, and he collaborated with fellow trumpet legend woody shaw on a series of albums for the blue note and timeless labels. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop, and postbop styles from the early 1960s onwards. Check out echoes of blue by freddie hubbard on amazon music. Freddie hubbard and his orchestra born to be blue discogs. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to. Freddie hubbards top songs and genres updated april, 2020. In all, during the 1960s, he recorded eight studio albums as a bandleader for blue note, and more than two dozen as a sideman. Frederick dewayne hubbard april 7, 1938 december 29, 2008 was an american jazz trumpeter.
It is a loving, proper tribute to the music that put freddie hubbard on the map. He was born in indianapolis and mentored by his neighbor, guitarist wes montgomery. The best of freddie hubbard the blue note years blue note cdp 2 932022. Check out born to be blue by freddie hubbard on amazon music. He played on several blakey recordings, including caravan, ugetsu, mosaic, and free for all. The best of freddie hubbard live and in studio discogs. Hubbard was born in indianapolis, indiana, and associated in his youth with various musicians in indianapolis, including wes montgomery and montgomerys brothers. First light is an album by jazz trumpeter freddie hubbard. Music profile for freddie hubbard, born 7 april 1938. Dec 30, 2008 freddie hubbard, a jazz trumpeter who dazzled audiences and critics alike with his virtuosity, his melodicism and his infectious energy, died on monday in sherman oaks, calif.
He loved music, being encouraged by his father to take up the clarinet as a teenager. A jazz icon remembered jazz trumpeter freddie hubbard was on top of the jazz world during the 60s and 70s. Do you love jazz music or really good music is general. Trumpeter freddie hubbard, whose atlantic recordings had straddled the boundary between hard bop and the avantgarde, sticks to bebop on this excellent recording performing in a quintet with tenorsaxophonist eddie daniels no clarinet this time, pianist roland hanna, bassist richard davis and drummer louis hayes, hubbard is in top form on four selections. Jan 11, 2011 freddie hubbard blues for miles full album duration. This cd, freddie hubbard s last blue note release of the 1960s with the exception of the blowing session the night of the cookers, adds two numbers to the original lp program and features the great trumpeter in three challenging settings ranging from a sextet to an octet. Shortly after his death at the end of 2008, down beat called him the most powerful and. Trumpeter freddie hubbard teams up with veteran tenorsaxophonist harold land and hubbards regular rhythm section of the period keyboardist billy childs, bassist larry klein, drummer steve houghton and percussionist buck clark on this fine modern hard bop cd, a straight reissue of the original pablo lp. Freddie hubbard the best of freddie hubbard, live and in. Although not among hubbard s great albums, blues for miles is generally likable of course, the master trumpeter who gave us gems like hubtones and ready for freddie in the 60s, and red clay and straight life in the 70s, was a lot more than simply likable. Freddie hubbard born to be blue full album youtube.
Feb 11, 2010 freddie hubbard interview on jazz legends trumpeter. He collaborated with such greats as john coltrane and sonny rollins. Complete your freddie hubbard and his orchestra collection. Free online jazz and music transcriptionssheet music from artist. Freddie hubbard blues for miles full album duration. Freddie hubbard s second set as a leader for blue note picks up where his first, open sesame, left off with lots of fine, supercharged hard bop.
Freddie hubbard and his orchestra born to be blue cd discogs. Recorded in 1971, it features string arrangements by don sebesky. However, a string of blatantly commercial albums later in the decade damaged his reputation and. Freddie hubbard born to be blue full album duration. Ready for freddie, blue note, 1961 hubtones, blue note, 1962 straight life, columbia, 1970 live, clp, 1983. Later, in august 1961, hubbard recorded ready for freddie blue note, which was also his first collaboration with saxophonist wayne shorter. Born to be blue by freddie hubbard on amazon music. Freddie hubbard s fans can still certainly enjoy his many recordings for blue note, impulse, atlantic, cti, pablo, and his first music masters sets. Dec 29, 2008 freddie hubbard discography and songs.
But personal setbacks left him unable to play and took him out of the. Grant green blue breakbeats 1998 sanpasquale grant green alive. Breaking point was the debut of freddie hubbard s first working group after leaving the jazz messengers. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new. Per a recommendation from miles davis, hubbard was signed to blue note, where he. Hubbard was born on april 7, 1938, in indianapolis, indiana.
Super blue is a 1978 album by jazz musician freddie hubbard. Freddie hubbard, frederick dewayne hubbard, american jazz musician born april 7, 1938, indianapolis, ind. Born to be blue freddie hubbard album jump to navigation jump to search. The album features performances by hubbard, hubert laws, joe henderson and kenny barron with george benson guesting on one track. Apr 03, 2020 freddie hubbard, frederick dewayne hubbard, american jazz musician born april 7, 1938, indianapolis, ind. This page lists all recordings of up jumped spring by frederick dewayne hubbard 19382008. Born to be blue is an album by jazz musician freddie hubbard recorded in december 1981 and released on the pablo. Welcome to the official website of freddie hubbard. Every album freddie hubbard made for blue note is a winner. Hubbard joined shorter later in 1961 when he replaced lee morgan in art blakeys jazz messengers. Yet in a very real sense freddie hubbard s recognition has been held back rather than enhanced by all these seminal collaborations. Born to be blue is an album by jazz musician freddie hubbard recorded in december 1981 and released on the pablo today label in 1982. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookies policy.
Freddie hubbard artist hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. In late 2008, hubbard suffered a heart attack that left him hospitalized until his death at age 70 on december 29 of that year. A comprehensive profile of freddie hubbard including weblinks and further reading. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Hubbard s cast of foils are refined on this outing, though, with only pianist mccoy tyner holding over. Born to be blue is an album by american jazz guitarist grant green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the blue note label. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on.