FreddieHubbard

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FrederickDewayne"Freddie"Hubbard(April7,1938
December29,2008)[1]wasanAmericanjazz
trumpeter.Hewasknownprimarilyforplayinginthe
bebop,hardbopandpostbopstylesfromtheearly1960s
onwards.Hisunmistakableandinfluentialtone
contributedtonewperspectivesformodernjazzand
bebop.[2]

FreddieHubbard

Contents
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Careerbeginnings
1960s
1970s
Laterlife
Legacyandhonors
Discography
6.1 Asleader
6.2 Assideman
7 Filmography
8 References
9 Externallinks

Careerbeginnings
Hubbardstartedplayingthemellophoneandtrumpetin
hisschoolbandatArsenalTechnicalHighSchoolin
Indianapolis,Indiana.TrumpeterLeeKatzman,former
sidemanwithStanKenton,recommendedthathebegin
studyingattheArthurJordanConservatoryofMusic
(nowtheJordanCollegeoftheArtsatButlerUniversity)
withMaxWoodbury,theprincipaltrumpeterofthe
IndianapolisSymphonyOrchestra.InhisteensHubbard
workedlocallywithbrothersWesandMonk
MontgomeryandworkedwithbassistLarryRidleyand
saxophonistJamesSpaulding.In1958,attheageof20,
hemovedtoNewYork,andbeganplayingwithsomeof
thebestjazzplayersoftheera,includingPhillyJoe
Jones,SonnyRollins,SlideHampton,EricDolphy,J.J.
Johnson,andQuincyJones.On19June1960Hubbard

HubbardperforminginRochester,NewYork,1976
Backgroundinformation
Birthname

FrederickDewayneHubbard

Born

April7,1938

Origin

Indianapolis,Indiana,United
States

Died

December29,2008(aged70)
ShermanOaks,California,United
States

Genres

Jazz,Bebop,Hardbop,Postbop

Occupation(s) Musician,bandleader,composer
Instruments

Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Cornet,
Frenchhorn,Mellophone

Yearsactive

19582008

Labels

Atlantic,Columbia,CTI,Blue
Note

Associatedacts OrnetteColeman

madehisfirstrecordasaleader,OpenSesameatthebeginningofhiscontractwithBlueNoteRecords,
withsaxophonistTinaBrooks,pianistMcCoyTyner,bassistSamJones,anddrummerCliffordJarvis.Six
dayslaterhereturnedthefavortoBrooks,andrecordedwithhimonTrueBlue.

1960s
InDecember1960,HubbardwasinvitedtoplayonOrnetteColeman'sFreeJazzafterColemanhadheard
himperformingwithDonCherry.[3]
TheninMay1961,HubbardplayedonOlColtrane,JohnColtrane'sfinalrecordingsessionforAtlantic
Records.TogetherwithEricDolphy,HubbardwastheonlysidemanwhoappearedonbothOland
Africa/Brass,Coltrane'sfirstalbumwithImpulse!.Later,inAugust1961,HubbardrecordedReadyfor
Freddie(BlueNote),whichwasalsohisfirstcollaborationwithsaxophonistWayneShorter.Hubbard
joinedShorterlaterin1961whenhereplacedLeeMorganinArtBlakey'sJazzMessengers.Heplayedon
severalBlakeyrecordings,includingCaravan,Ugetsu,Mosaic,andFreeForAll.Inall,duringthe1960s,
herecordedeightstudioalbumsasabandleaderforBlueNote,andmorethantwodozenasasideman.[4]
HubbardremainedwithBlakeyuntil1966,leavingtoformthefirstofseveralsmallgroupsofhisown,
whichfeatured,amongothers,pianistKennyBarronanddrummerLouisHayes.Thisgrouprecordedfor
Atlantic.
Itwasduringthistimethathebegantodevelophisownsound,distancinghimselffromtheearlyinfluences
ofCliffordBrownandMorgan,andwontheDownbeatjazzmagazine"NewStar"awardontrumpet.[5]
Throughoutthe1960sHubbardplayedasasidemanonsomeofthemostimportantalbumsfromthatera,
includingOliverNelson'sTheBluesandtheAbstractTruth,EricDolphy'sOuttoLunch,HerbieHancock's
MaidenVoyage,andWayneShorter'sSpeakNoEvil.[6]Hubbardwasdescribedas"themostbrilliant
trumpeterofagenerationofmusicianswhostandwithonefootin'tonal'jazzandtheotherintheatonal
camp".[7]Thoughheneverfullyembracedthefreejazzofthe1960s,heappearedontwoofitslandmark
albums:Coleman'sFreeJazzandColtrane'sAscension,aswellasonSonnyRollins'1966"NewThing"
track"EastBroadwayRunDown"withElvinJonesandJimmyGarrison.

1970s
Hubbardachievedhisgreatestpopularsuccessinthe1970swithaseriesofalbumsforCreedTaylorandhis
recordlabelCTIRecords,overshadowingStanleyTurrentine,HubertLaws,andGeorgeBenson.[8]
Althoughhisearly1970sjazzalbumsRedClay,FirstLight,StraightLife,andSkyDivewereparticularly
wellreceivedandconsideredamonghisbestwork,thealbumsherecordedlaterinthedecadewere
attackedbycriticsfortheircommercialism.FirstLightwona1972GrammyAwardandincludedpianists
HerbieHancockandRichardWyands,guitaristsEricGaleandGeorgeBenson,bassistRonCarter,
drummerJackDeJohnette,andpercussionistAirtoMoreira.[9]In1994,Hubbard,collaboratingwith
Chicagojazzvocalist/cowriterCatherineWhitney,hadlyricssettothemusicofFirstLight.[10]
In1977HubbardjoinedwithHerbieHancock,TonyWilliams,RonCarterandWayneShorter,membersof
themidsixtiesMilesDavisQuintet,foraseriesofperformances.Severalliverecordingsofthisgroupwere
releasedasVSOP,VSOP:TheQuintet,VSOP:TempestintheColosseum(all1977)andVSOP:LiveUnder

theSky(1979).[2]
Hubbard'strumpetplayingwasfeaturedonthetrack"Zanzibar",onthe1978
BillyJoelalbum52ndStreet(the1979GrammyAwardWinnerforBest
Album).ThetrackendswithafadeduringHubbard'sperformance.An
"unfaded"versionwasreleasedonthe2004BillyJoelboxsetMyLives.

Laterlife
Inthe1980sHubbardwasagainleadinghisownjazzgroupthistimewith
BillyChildsandLarryKlein,amongothers,asmembersattractingfavorable
reviews,playingatconcertsandfestivalsintheUSAandEurope,ofteninthe
companyofJoeHenderson,playingarepertoryofhardbopandmodaljazz
HubbardwithHarry
pieces.HubbardplayedattheMontereyJazzFestivalin1980andin1989
Abraham
(withBobbyHutcherson).HeplayedwithWoodyShaw,recordingwithhimin
1985,andtwoyearslaterrecordedStardustwithBennyGolson.In1988he
teameduponcemorewithBlakeyatanengagementintheNetherlands,fromwhichcameFeeltheWind.In
1988,HubbardplayedwithEltonJohn,contributingtrumpetandflugelhornandtrumpetsolosonthetrack
"MonaLisasandMadHatters(PartTwo)"forJohn'sRegStrikesBackalbum.In1990heappearedinJapan
headlininganAmericanJapaneseconcertpackagewhichalsofeaturedElvinJones,SonnyFortune,pianists
GeorgeDukeandBennyGreen,bassplayersRonCarter,andRufusReid,withjazzandvocalistSalena
Jones.HealsoperformedattheWarsawJazzFestival,atwhichLiveattheWarsawJazzFestival(Jazzmen
1992)wasrecorded.[2]
Followingalongsetbackofhealthproblemsandaseriouslipinjuryin1992whereherupturedhisupperlip
andsubsequentlydevelopedaninfection,Hubbardwasagainplayingandrecordingoccasionally,evenif
notatthehighlevelthathesetforhimselfduringhisearliercareer.[11]Hisbestrecordsrankedwiththe
finestinhisfield.[12]

Legacyandhonors
In2006,theNationalEndowmentfortheArtsaccordedHubbarditshighesthonorinjazz,theNEAJazz
MastersAward.[5]
OnDecember29,2008,HubbarddiedinShermanOaks,Californiafromcomplicationscausedbyaheart
attackhesufferedonNovember26.[13]
FreddieHubbardhadclosetiestotheJazzFoundationofAmericainhislateryears.Heisquotedassaying,
"WhenIhadcongestiveheartfailureandcouldn'twork,TheJazzFoundationpaidmymortgageforseveral
monthsandsavedmyhome!ThankGodforthosepeople."[14]TheJazzFoundationofAmerica's
Musicians'EmergencyFundtookcareofhimduringtimesofillness.Afterhisdeath,Hubbard'sestate
requestedthattaxdeductibledonationsbemadeinhisnametotheJazzFoundationofAmerica.[14]

Discography

Asleader
Sortabletablewithrecordingdateasprimalorder,"year"showsdateoffirstrelease.

Title

Year

Label

OpenSesame

1960

BlueNote

Goin'Up

1960

BlueNote

HubCap

1961

BlueNote

ReadyforFreddie

1961

BlueNote

TheArtistryofFreddieHubbard

1962

Impulse!

HubTones

1962

BlueNote

HeretoStay

1962

BlueNote

TheBody&theSoul

1963

Impulse!

BreakingPoint

1964

BlueNote

BlueSpirits

1965

BlueNote

TheNightoftheCookers

1965

BlueNote

JamGems:LiveattheLeftBank

1965

LabelM

Backlash

1966

Atlantic

HighBluesPressure

1968

Atlantic

ASoulExperiment

1969

Atlantic

TheBlackAngel

1970

Atlantic

TheHubofHubbard

1970

MPS

RedClay

1970

CTI

StraightLife

1970

CTI

SingMeaSongofSongmy

1971

Atlantic

FirstLight

1971

CTI

SkyDive

1973

CTI

KeepYourSoulTogether

1973

CTI

FreddieHubbard/StanleyTurrentineinConcertVolumeOne 1974

CTI

InConcertVolumeTwowithStanleyTurrentine

1974

CTI

PolarAC

1975

CTI

HighEnergy

1974

Columbia

Gleam

1975

Sony(Japan)

LiquidLove

1975

Columbia

Windjammer

1976

Columbia

BundleofJoy

1977

Columbia

SuperBlue

1978

Columbia

TheLoveConnection

1979

Columbia

Skagly

1979

Columbia

LiveattheNorthSeaJazzFestival

1980

Pablo

MistralwithArtPepper

1981

Liberty

Outpost

1981

Enja

Splash

1981

Fantasy

Rollin'

1982

MPS

KeystoneBopVol.2:Friday&Saturday

1996

Prestige

KeystoneBop:SundayNight

1982

Prestige

BorntoBeBlue

1982

Pablo

RideLiketheWind

1982

Elektra/Asylum

Above&Beyond

1982

Metropolitan

BacktoBirdland

1982

RealTime

SweetReturn

1983

Atlantic

TheRoseTattoo

1983

Baystate(Japan)

DoubleTakewithWoodyShaw

1985

BlueNote

LifeFlight

1987

BlueNote

TheEternalTrianglewithWoodyShaw

1987

BlueNote

FeeltheWindwithArtBlakey

1988

Timeless

TimesAreChanging

1989

BlueNote

TopsyStandardBook

1989

Alpha/Compose

Bolivia

1991

MusicMasters

AtJazzJamboreeWarszawa'91:ATributetoMiles

2000

Starburst

LiveatFatTuesday's

1992

MusicMasters

BluesforMiles

1992

Evidence

MMTC:Monk,Miles,Trane&Cannon

1995

MusicMasters

NewColors

2001

HipBop

OntheRealSide

2008

TimesSquare

Assideman
Sortabletablewithmainartistalphabeticallyasprimalorder.

Mainartist

Title

Label

Year

MannyAlbam

TheSouloftheCity

SolidState

1966

Robertovila&Sarava

CometoBrazil

Sonet

1989

GeorgeBenson

TheOtherSideofAbbeyRoad

A&M/CTI

1969

WalterBenton

OutofthisWorld

Jazzland

1960

ArtBlakey

Mosaic

BlueNote

1961

ArtBlakey

Buhaina'sDelight

BlueNote

1961

ArtBlakey

AJazzHourwithArtBlakey'sJazz
Messengers:BluesMarch

JazzHour

1961
[1992]

ArtBlakey

ThreeBlindMice

UnitedArtists

1962

ArtBlakey

Caravan

Riverside

1962

ArtBlakey

Ugetsu

Riverside

1963

ArtBlakey

Kyoto

Riverside

1964

ArtBlakey

FreeforAll

BlueNote

1964

ArtBlakey

GoldenBoy

Colpix

1964

ArtBlakey

SoulFinger

Limelight

1965

TinaBrooks

TrueBlue

BlueNote

1960

KennyBurrell

GodBlesstheChild

CTI

1971

GeorgeCables

Cables'Vision

Contemporary

1979

BettyCarter

Droppin'Things

Verve

1990

OrnetteColeman

FreeJazz:ACollectiveImprovisation

Atlantic

1960

JohnColtrane

OlColtrane

Atlantic

1961

JohnColtrane

Africa/Brass

Impulse!

1961

JohnColtrane

Ascension

Impulse!

1965

RichardDavis

MusesforRichardDavis

MPS

1969

EricDolphy

OutwardBound

NewJazz

1960

EricDolphy

OuttoLunch!

BlueNote

1964

KennyDrew

Undercurrent

BlueNote

1960

CharlesEarland

LeavingThisPlanet

Prestige

1973

BillEvans

Interplay

Riverside

1962

JoeFarrell

SonicText

Contemporary

1980

CurtisFuller

BossoftheSoulStreamTrombone

Warwick

1960

CurtisFuller

SoulTrombone

Impulse!

1961

CurtisFuller

CabinintheSky

Impulse!

1962

DizzyGillespie,ClarkTerryand
OscarPeterson

TheTrumpetSummitMeetstheOscar
PetersonBig4

Pablo

1980

DizzyGillespie,ClarkTerryand
OscarPeterson

TheAlternateBlues

Pablo

1980

TheAlternateBlues

Pablo

1980

BennyGolson

Pop+Jazz=Swingjazzpartalsoreleased
asJustJazz!

AudioFidelity

1961

BennyGolson

TakeaNumberfrom1to10

Argo

1961

DexterGordon

Doin'Allright

BlueNote

1961

DexterGordon

Clubhouse

BlueNote

1964

DexterGordon

Generation

Prestige

1972

DexterGordon

TheOtherSideofRoundMidnight

BlueNote

1986

SlideHampton

SlideHamptonandHisHornofPlenty

Strand

1959

SlideHampton

SisterSalvation

Atlantic

1960

SlideHampton

DrumSuite

Epic

1962

HerbieHancock

Takin'Off

BlueNote

1962

HerbieHancock

EmpyreanIsles

BlueNote

1964

HerbieHancock

MaidenVoyage

BlueNote

1965

HerbieHancock

BlowUp

MGM

1966

HerbieHancock

VSOP

Columbia

1977

HerbieHancock

VSOP:TheQuintet

Columbia

1977

HerbieHancock

VSOP:TempestintheColosseum

Columbia

1977

HerbieHancock

VSOP:LiveUndertheSky

Columbia

1979

HerbieHancock

RoundMidnight(Soundtrack)

Columbia

1986

JimmyHeath

TheQuota

Riverside

1961

JimmyHeath

TripleThreat

Riverside

1962

JoeHenderson

BigBand

Verve

1996

AndrewHill

Pax

BlueNote

1965
[1975]

AndrewHill

Compulsion!!!!!

BlueNote

1965

BobbyHutcherson

Dialogue

BlueNote

1965

BobbyHutcherson

HighwayOne

Columbia

1978

MiltJackson

Sunflower

CTI

1973

BillyJoel

52ndStreettrumpeton"Zanzibar"only

Columbia

1978

EltonJohn

RegStrikesBack

Rocket/Mercury 1988

J.J.Johnson

J.J.Inc.

Columbia

1961

QuincyJones

IDigDancers

Mercury

1960

QuincyJones

WalkinginSpace

A&M/CTI

1969

JohnLewis

Essence

Atlantic

1962

KirkLightsey

Temptation

Timeless

1991

RonnieMathews

Doin'theThang!

Prestige

1963

OscarPeterson

RonnieMathews

Doin'theThang!

Prestige

1963

JackieMcLean

Bluesnik

BlueNote

1961

TheModernJazzQuartet

MJQ&Friends:A40thAnniversary
Celebration

Atlantic

1994

WesMontgomery

Fingerpickin

PacificJazz

1958

WesMontgomery

RoadSong

A&M

1968

HankMobley

RollCall

BlueNote

1960

AlphonseMouzon

ByAllMeans

Pausa

1980

OliverNelson

TheBluesandtheAbstractTruth

Impulse!

1961

DukePearson

Dedication!

Jazzline/Prestige

1961
[1970]

DukePearson

SweetHoneyBee

BlueNote

1966

DukePearson

TheRightTouch

BlueNote

1967

OscarPeterson

FacetoFace

Pablo

1982

SamRivers

Contours

BlueNote

1965

MaxRoach

DrumsUnlimited

Atlantic

1965

SonnyRollins

EastBroadwayRunDown

Impulse!

1966

Rufus

Numbers

ABC

1979

PonchoSanchez

Cambios

DonSebesky

GiantBox

CTI

1973

LaloSchifrin

OnceaThiefandOtherThemes

Verve

1965

WayneShorter

WayningMoments

VeeJay

1962

WayneShorter

SpeakNoEvil

BlueNote

1964

WayneShorter

TheSoothsayer

BlueNote

1965

WayneShorter

TheAllSeeingEye

BlueNote

1965

LeonThomas

APieceofCake

Palcoscenico

StanleyTurrentine

Sugar

CTI

1970

McCoyTyner

Together

Milestone

1978

Milestone

1980

McCoyTyner

Quartets4X4onthreetracksaspartofone
quartet

1991

CedarWalton

Soundscapes

Columbia

1980

RandyWeston

UhuruAfrika

Roulette

1960

RandyWeston

BlueMoses

CTI

1972

Filmography
1981Studiolive(Sony)[15]
1985OneNightwithBlueNote
2004LiveattheVillageVanguard(Immortal)[16]

2005AllBlues(FSWorldJazz)[17]
2009FreddieHubbard:OneofaKind

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Externallinks
FreddieHubbard(http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32479572)atFinda
Grave
BioatJazztrumpetsolos.com(http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com/Hubbard.asp)
FreddieHubbard'sWebsite(http://www.freddiehubbardmusic.com/)
FreddieHubbard(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399174/)attheInternetMovieDatabase
BioandSelectedRecordingsatGroveMusicOnline(http://www.grovemusic.com/shared/views/artic
le.html?section=jazz.210200)
InterviewwithDownbeatMagazine(http://www.shout.net/~jmh/articles/freddie01.html)
TheFreddieHubbardDiscography(http://home.ica.net/~blooms/hubbardhome.html)
"RandyBreckerSelectsTwelveEssentialFreddieHubbardTracks"(http://www.jazz.com/dozens/bre
ckerpickshubbard),(Jazz.com(http://www.jazz.com))
HowardMandel,"JazzTrumpeterFreddieHubbardDies"(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p
hp?storyId=98806992),NPRMusic,December30,2008.
Live(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNAjQBOPlU)onYouTube.CantaloupeIsland.Freddie
HubbardlivewithHerbieHancock,JoeHenderson,TonyWilliams,RonCarter.AttheBirdland.
Video:FreddieHubbardperforms"Cherokee"(http://www.jazzonthetube.com/page/91.html)
Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freddie_Hubbard&oldid=714887559"

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