Results for "Freddie Hubbard"

David Weiss: Writin', Arrangin' and Playin'

by R.J. DeLuke
December 22, 2008

David Weiss has been on the New York scene for a while now, writing and arranging, producing albums, organizing an outstanding octet. He's known for all that. He also plays the trumpet. Quite well, in fact. Although he's played with the likes of Jaki Byard, Frank Foster, Craig Handy, Christian McBride, Jimmy Heath and ...

Curtis Fuller: Motor City Messenger

by Russ Musto
December 1, 2008

The most recorded jazz trombonist of his lifetime, Curtis Fuller's illustrious career spans six decades and includes tenures with many of the greatest names in this music. Born Dec. 15th, 1934 in Detroit, Fuller was orphaned at an early age, but found family in the close-knit jazz community of the musically fertile Motor City. He first ...

Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2

by C. Michael Bailey
October 30, 2008

Bill Cunliffe The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 Resonance Records 2008Oliver Nelson (1932-1975) was a saxophonist, arranger, and composer who seemed everywhere in the 1960s. In popular culture, Nelson is best remembered for his television scoring for shows including Ironside, Night Gallery, Columbo, The Six Million ...

Freddie Hubbard: Back to Brilliance

August 23, 2008

Injury-hit trumpeter Freddie Hubbard returns with a new sound, finds Martin Gayford “I've experienced a lot," reflects Freddie Hubbard, “and I'm very happy still to be alive and to appreciate this music." Indeed, he's been through the most extreme highs and lows a trumpeter can experience. No brass virtuoso in jazz has played with such swagger ...

The Redefinition of Freddie Hubbard

June 18, 2008

Hubbard is a changed man, as he faces a challenge as old as jazz. On the second of four nights at Freddie Hubbard's record date with the New Jazz Composers Octet last December, the star trumpeter didn't lay down a note. He improvised poses, faces and witticisms, but no lines on his horn. He didn't enter ...

Freddie Hubbard: Stardust & Clubhouse

by Stuart Broomer
June 8, 2008

John Coltrane Stardust (RVG Edition) Prestige-Concord 2007 Dexter Gordon Clubhouse Blue Note 2008 Freddie Hubbard is part of the most concentrated group of trumpet talents in jazz ...

Freddie Hubbard Returns to the Scene with "On the Real Side"

May 23, 2008

The Hub is back. To herald Freddie Hubbard's triumphant return to the scene, at age 70, Times Square Records will nationally release on June 24 On The Real Side, his first outing as a leader in seven years. Again backed by The New Jazz Composers Octet, which accompanied the iconic trumpeter on his 2001 release New ...

Body and Soul

Featuring the music of Freddie Hubbard
Duration: 5:07
April 7, 2008

Straight Life

By Freddie Hubbard

Label: CTI Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Straight Life; Mr. Clean; Here's That Rainy Day.

Super Blue

By Freddie Hubbard

Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Super Blue; To Her Ladyship; Take It to the Ozone; The Gospel Truth; The Surest Things Can Change; Theme for Kareem; Super Blue (alt. take); Take It to the Ozone (alt. take); Theme for Kareem (alt. take).