His solos are inventive, melodic, and a force to be reckoned with.
#Complete blue note studio sessions disc 1 full#
Full of vim and vinegar, Hubbard is a trumpet monster, blowing fire in rapid run choruses. For those who already have some of these albums, the improved sound, courtesy of remastering engineer, Malcolm Addey, using the original analog masters as well as the archival quality photos in the 20 page album sized booklet, and the liner notes from jazz historian, Bob Blumenthal, make the purchase of this set an easy decision.įreddie was in prime form in his mid 20s, on these ten albums. To sweeten the pot, Mosaic is including Freddie’s two releases from the Impulse label ( The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard and The Body and Soul.) To say that this box set is a dream purchase for hard bop fans is a major understatement. That’s why it is a major event that Mosaic Records is releasing his eight Blue Note releases from 1960-1965 in their latest box set from this elite boutique label. He also was featured with trombonist Slide Hampton, and bassist, Paul Chambers.īut it is his five year tenure with Blue Note Records for which Hubbard is most well known and revered. Before recording for Blue Note, in his early 20s, Freddie came up with icons John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins. There is a strong case for elevating Freddie Hubbard to the upper echelon due to his ability to conquer whatever was thrown his way from straight ahead hard bop sessions (both as a leader, and as trumpeter for one of the iconic periods of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers) to embracing more “open” settings with Eric Dolphy. Donald Byrd ventured into soul jazz and later teaching. Lee Morgan’s flame blew strongly till 1972, when his common-law wife shot him over a domestic dispute. Booker Little sadly passed away in 1961 at just 23 years old. The debate regarding jazz trumpeters of this brief (yet consequential) era centered around Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Booker Little, and Freddie Hubbard. Rudy Van Gelder engineered the lion share of recording sessions for the two labels, and they comprise the holy grail for collectors. This period (my all time favorite- truth in advertising) was dominated by Blue Note Records with a strong assist from Prestige, and its subsidiaries. There has always been an active, yet friendly, debate among jazz trumpet fans regarding their favorite hard bop trumpeter from the “golden age” of this jazz genre (mid 1950s to late 1960s).
Freddie Hubbard Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions Freddie Hubbard – The Complete Freddie Hubbard Blue Note & Impulse 60’s Studio Sessions – Mosaic Records #MD7-274 – 7 CD – ****1/2
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