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Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw: Desert Moonlight (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

The meeting on record of Woody Shaw and all-time trumpet great Freddie Hubbard was a cause for rapt anticipation befo...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Freddie Hubbard: Byrdlike (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Called ‘Birdlike’ on the record, this tune was actually written by Freddie for Donald Byrd, although everyone assumed...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Freddie Hubbard: Lament For Booker (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

Photograph by Jos L. Knaepen As I write this a day after his passing on December 29, 20...

Freddie Hubbard: Theme for Kareem (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This track transports me right back to where I first heard it—my living room in 1978, the year it came out. I li...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Freddie Hubbard: Straight Life (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

Freddie Hubbard died at age 70 on December 29, 2008, but "Straight Life" lives on as proof of his tremendous playing ...

Freddie Hubbard: Delphia (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

As a cool, multipart travelogue, "Delphia"'s dual sections contrast in mood yet remain undisguised by nonseismic modu...

Freddie Hubbard: Hub-Tones (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 05, 08

In 1962, Freddie Hubbard and Herbie Hancock volunteered their talents on each other's records: Hubbard performing on ...

Freddie Hubbard: The Intrepid Fox (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music February 07, 09

Though this album is known for its funky, groove-laden title track, the other songs deserve just as much attention an...

Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This album was a new direction for Freddie Hubbard. It starts with a rubato section where once again Freddie is his N...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Freddie Hubbard: Lonely Town (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 20, 08

Freddie Hubbard's first three CTI releases, Red Clay, Straight Life and First Light were probably his most successful...

Freddie Hubbard: Mirrors (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 07, 08

In this beautiful Joe Chambers composition, the lyrical side of the often stratospheric Freddie Hubbard is heard to g...

Freddie Hubbard: Breaking Point (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Freddie Hubbard occasionally delved into more avant realms, and this track is a good example. A great tune—tune withi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Freddie Hubbard: Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

This CD probably is less well known than it should be. I recollect that someone handed it to me on an airplane. It do...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Freddie Hubbard: Cold Turkey (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 07, 09

Beatles songs have always been favorites of jazz musicians to cover, but not many tunes from the Fab Four's individua...

Freddie Hubbard: Here's That Rainy Day (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music May 03, 08

Freddie Hubbard is famous for his fiery trumpet solos, but he was also a standout ballad player. This is my favorite...

Billy Joel (featuring Freddie Hubbard): Zanzibar (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 21, 09

The storyline is that Billy Joel went for a jazzier approach on 52nd Street, the chart-topping sequel to his breakout...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS

Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...

Freddie Hubbard: But Beautiful (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 06, 08

Freddie Hubbard was among the most frequent members of the Jazz Messengers' later years. He first appeared with the b...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE BEST OF THE ART BLAKEY ALUMS

There are post-Swing Era bandleaders, and then there is Art Blakey. After a brief time spent developing his craft by ...

Art Blakey (featuring Freddie Hubbard): Blue Moon (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Freddie Hubbard is a great balladeer. He grabs you from the very first phrase. Dynamics are in evidence, as is his us...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Milt Jackson (featuring Freddie Hubbard): People Make the World Go ‘Round (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Creed Taylor’s CTI label is often given the dubious distinction of spawning Smooth Jazz in the 1970s with its sometim...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS

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Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (1970) (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Jazz purists prefer to remember Hubbard for his Art Blakey sideman days or his Blue Note performances, but his work f...

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