Download freddie hubbard mp3 songs and albums music. While the trumpet titan continued to record for creed taylors imprint after this session, the work that followed first light never fully measured up to his earlier successes for the label. Blue spirits vinyl freddie hubbard on the real side with the new jazz composers octet freddie hubbard the artist selects freddie hubbard. The result is a masterpiece of textured sound, gorgeously farflung charts, sweet, tight grooves, a subtle mystic. Freddie hubbard interview on jazz legends trumpeter. Freddie hubbard, the grammywinning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as ornette coleman, john coltrane, and sonny rollins, died yesterday, a month after suffering a heart attack.
With george benson on guitar, jack dejohnette on drums, ron carter on bass, richard wyands on piano, airto moreira on other percussion, hubert laws on flute. Although his early 1970s jazz albums red clay, first light, straight life, and sky dive were particularly well received and considered among his best work, the albums he recorded later in the. Freddie hubbard frederick dewayne hubbard, indianapolis, indiana, april 7, 1938 sherman oaks, california, december 29, 2008 was an american jazz trumpeter. The followup, first light 1971, was actually his most popular date, featuring don sebesky arrangements. First light is the third of a prolific relationship between freddie hubbard and cti records, and the first to feature the gorgeous arrangements of don sebesky. He won a grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for the album first light. One recording that hasnt been mentioned that id also recommend is wayne shorters the soothsayer. One of the greatest trumpeters to ever play jazz, freddie hubbard was a dynamo, teeming with passion and imagination. In fact, ready for freddie jumpstarted the trumpeters career as a force to be reckoned with.
Remarkably, at age 70, freddie hubbard was recovering from the lip problem that has dogged his playing of and, taking up flugelhorn, was recording again with the new jazz composers octet, releasing on the. Now org music has climbed on the bandwagon with a couple of crown jewels. Freddie hubbard first light 19712016 flac tracks 24 bit192 khz time 36. As for freddies recordings as a leader, all the blue note stuff is uniformly excellent. In the 1970s, hubbard achieved his greatest popular success with a series of crossover albums on atlantic and cti records, including the grammy awardwinning first light. Freddie hubbards first three cti releases red clay, straight life and first light are among his best work. August 11, 2001 jazz trumpeter freddie hubbard was on top of the jazz world during the 60s and 70s. Red clay remastered freddie hubbard straight life freddie hubbard. Hubbards manager, david weiss, says the musician died. Org music has released red clay as a twolp 45rpm set and first light as a single 33rpm disc. Freddie hubbard, frederick dewayne hubbard, american jazz musician born april 7, 1938, indianapolis, ind.
He returned to acoustic hard bop in 1977 when he toured with the v. From the sizzling title track to a melodic take on paul and linda mccartneys uncle albertadmiral halsey. Freddie hubbard first light remastered in hd youtube. All the best stef freddie moved to a calicchio 39l in either 72 or 74. Chilled song first light is an ethereal soundscape that flows and builds 1971.
I can understand why you ask about first light on this album freddie hubbard have a beautiful warm sound. First light finds the trumpeter joined by guitarists eric gale and george benson, pianists herbie hancock and richard wyands, bassist ron carter, drummer jack dejohnette and percussionist airto moreira amidst elegant string arrangements by don sebesky, a first for hubbard thus the title. It was his third album released on creed taylors cti label and features performances. In 1970, freddie hubbard recorded two of his finest albums red clay and straight life for cti. Buy freddie hubbards album titled first light to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to.
Front cover first light is the nineteenth album by jazz trumpeter freddie hubbard. He died on december 29, 2008 in sherman oaks, california, usa. Stream tracks and playlists from freddie hubbard on your desktop or mobile device. Hubbard achieved his greatest popular success in the 1970s with a series of albums for. Hubbards last concert was in june in new york at a party celebrating the release of his final album. The album is part of a loose trilogy including his two previous records. Born into a musical family, hubbard was swift to become a musician himself, by following. Along with lee, freddie recorded so many great albums in the 1960s that its hard to shake a stick without knocking one off a tree. The legendary jazz trumpet of the late, great freddie hubbard. The orchestration gives the title track a spacey mood over which freddie and guitarist george benson play gently, yet very strongly. Listen to freddie hubbard soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 546 tracks. But after the glory of the cti years during which producer creed taylor did an expert job of balancing the artistic with the accessible, hubbard made the mistake of signing with columbia and. Albums include red clay, straight life, and outward bound.
Freddie hubbard was born on april 7, 1938 in indianapolis, indiana, usa as frederick dewayne hubbard. Hubbard won a grammy award for the album first light in 1972 and was named a national endowment for the arts jazz master in 2006. Hubbard achieved his greatest popular success in the 1970s with a series of albums for creed taylor and his record label cti records, overshadowing stanley turrentine, hubert laws, and george benson. Freddie hubbard, 70, influential jazz trumpeter the. He collaborated with such greats as john coltrane and sonny rollins. First light, an album by freddie hubbard on spotify.
Overall, ready for freddie is a very fine example of freddie hubbards greatness captured just at the point of its first real emergence. Recorded in 1971, it features string arrangements by don sebesky. Welcome to the official website of freddie hubbard. Chaka khan, freddie hubbard, joe henderson, chick corea, stanley clarke, lenny white echoes of an era 19822014 official digital download 24bit192khz freddie hubbard sky dive 19732016 official digital download 24bit192khz. Its fitting that the third wave of sony masterworks cti reissue campaign includes freddie hubbards first light, which was the third and final album in hubbards holy trinity on cti. Find album credit information for first light freddie hubbard on allmusic. Hubbard was born in indianapolis, indiana, and associated in his youth with various musicians in indianapolis, including wes montgomery and montgomerys brothers.
Freddie hubbard first light 180g vinyl lp music direct. Early in his career, while influenced by bopera trumpeters including clifford brown and lee morgan, hubbard. Never one to take lyricism for granted, trumpeter and composer freddie hubbard entered creed taylors studio for the third time in 1971 with the express purpose of making a record radically different from anything hed cut before. 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. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. First light is an album by jazz trumpeter freddie hubbard. The apropostitled ready for freddie certainly showcases the 24yearold youngster geared up and prepared for the toptier jazz life. Music profile for freddie hubbard, born 7 april 1938.
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