{"title":"Freddie Hubbard","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFrederick Dewayne Hubbard stands as one of jazz's most brilliant and prolific trumpeters, bridging hard bop tradition with avant-garde exploration. Born in Indianapolis in 1938, he studied with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's principal trumpeter before moving to New York at 20, where his depth and maturity astonished the scene. Recommended by Miles Davis, he recorded his Blue Note debut \u003cem\u003eOpen Sesame\u003c\/em\u003e in 1960 at just 22, launching a meteoric career that included eight leader albums and 28 sideman sessions for the label through 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHubbard's rich, full tone graced the era's most important recordings: Ornette Coleman's \u003cem\u003eFree Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e, Oliver Nelson's \u003cem\u003eThe Blues and the Abstract Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, Eric Dolphy's \u003cem\u003eOut to Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e, Herbie Hancock's \u003cem\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e, and John Coltrane's \u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e. His tenure with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers alongside Wayne Shorter established him as hard bop's fiery standard-bearer. The 1970s brought greatest commercial success with CTI Records albums \u003cem\u003eRed Clay\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStraight Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and Grammy-winning \u003cem\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/em\u003e, though his ventures into crossover jazz-funk sparked debate. He never fully embraced free jazz despite appearing on its landmark albums, remaining essentially a hard bop stylist with unmatched technical facility.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"freddie-hubbard-ready-for-freddie-2021-blue-note-classic-vinyl-180g-lp","title":"Freddie Hubbard - Ready For Freddie (2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl 180g LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded on 21 August 1961 at Rudy Van Gelder's legendary Englewood Cliffs studio, \u003cem\u003eReady For Freddie\u003c\/em\u003e captures the 23-year-old trumpeter leading an all-star sextet through one of Blue Note's most distinctive hard bop sessions. The album features the remarkable frontline of Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and euphonium player Bernard McKinney, creating unusual timbral combinations rarely heard in jazz. Backed by the rhythm section that would soon become John Coltrane's classic quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Art Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones), Hubbard delivers five compositions ranging from the modal opener \"Arietis\" through the ballad \"Weaver Of Dreams\" to the explosive closer \"Crisis\", showcasing both his formidable technical command and his gift for memorable melodic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe euphonium's inclusion is the session's distinctive feature, McKinney's mellow, tuba-like voice adding unusual harmonic depth to the frontline while creating textural contrasts with Hubbard's brilliant trumpet and Shorter's probing tenor. Shorter, just beginning his rise to prominence, contributes sophisticated solos that hint at the harmonic and rhythmic innovations he would soon explore with Miles Davis. The rhythm section, already working together in various contexts before officially joining Coltrane, demonstrates the telepathic interaction and propulsive energy that would define 1960s modern jazz. Tyner's block chords and modal voicings, Jones' polyrhythmic drumming, and Davis' melodic bass work provide both grounding and inspiration for the frontline's explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 22 October 2021 reissue represents premium contemporary vinyl production. Kevin Gray's remastering at Cohearent Audio draws from the original Van Gelder tapes, while Optimal Media in Germany has pressed this on 180-gram vinyl. Gray's all-analogue mastering combined with Optimal's quality pressing ensures this ranks among the finest-sounding editions of Ready For Freddie available, capturing Van Gelder's pristine 1961 recording with modern clarity and dynamics. Part of Blue Note's Classic Vinyl Series, this reissue offers collectors an audiophile presentation of an essential hard bop recording at the peak of Blue Note's creative and commercial success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085647249467,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/9145GtmJG_L._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1766230064"},{"product_id":"freddie-hubbard-here-to-stay-2025-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-lp","title":"Freddie Hubbard - Here to Stay (2025 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard - \u003cem\u003eHere to Stay\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2025 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series 180g (6514965, Kevin Gray\/Cohearent Audio, Optimal Media GmbH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreddie Hubbard recorded six albums for Blue Note between 1960 and 1962. Alfred Lion shelved this one. The session took place December 27, 1962 — Hubbard was twenty-four. Wayne Shorter was on tenor, Cedar Walton on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Hubbard, Shorter, Walton and Workman were all in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at the time; only Jones was outside that organisation. The chemistry that implies is audible throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of the six tracks are Hubbard originals: \"Philly Mignon,\" named for Jones, opens Side A fast; \"Nostrand and Fulton,\" a Brooklyn cross-street intersection, is slower and more fluid on Side B. Two tracks come from Cal Massey, the Philadelphia-born composer and trumpeter who wrote prolifically for other Blue Note artists — \"Father and Son\" and \"Assunta.\" \"Body and Soul\" is the Green\/Heyman\/Sour standard, given long and searching treatment. \"Full Moon and Empty Arms\" takes the melody of the third movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, which Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman had fitted with words in 1946. Hubbard's quintet plays it as an instrumental, dropping the pop register entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReid Miles designed a cover for the planned 1963 release, BST 84135, which appeared on Blue Note inner sleeves advertising forthcoming titles but never materialised. The recording sat until 1976, released as half of a double album alongside \u003cem\u003eHub Cap\u003c\/em\u003e (1961). This 2025 Classic Vinyl Series pressing is the first time the full album appears in its original planned form with the Miles cover, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog master tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media GmbH.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43414512959547,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/81rT1YVXiKL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1776066264"},{"product_id":"freddie-hubbard-hub-cap-1992-japanese-blue-note-bn-4073-stereo-lp","title":"Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap (1992 Japanese Blue Note BN 4073 Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard - \u003cem\u003eHub Cap\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1992 Japanese Blue Note Stereo (BN 4073, Blue Note 4000 Series Ultra Collection No. 143, Toshiba EMI Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreddie Hubbard recorded \u003cem\u003eHub Cap\u003c\/em\u003e on April 9, 1961, three months after \u003cem\u003eGoin' Up\u003c\/em\u003e and eight months into his run of Blue Note leader dates that began with \u003cem\u003eOpen Sesame\u003c\/em\u003e in 1960. Alfred Lion produced; Rudy Van Gelder engineered. The sextet format — trumpet, trombone, tenor, piano, bass, drums — gave Hubbard a front line of three voices to work with. Julian Priester on trombone anchored the low end of the horn section; Jimmy Heath's tenor, dry and direct, filled the middle. Cedar Walton on piano, Larry Ridley on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums completed the rhythm section. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive of the six tracks are Hubbard originals published by Groove Music. The title track uses Hubbard's nickname; \"Luana\" is for his niece; \"Earmon Jr.\" is named for his brother, a pianist, and was arranged by Ed Summerlin. \"Cry Me Not\" is the one exception, written by Randy Weston for the date and arranged by Melba Liston, it gave Hubbard the most harmonically open material on the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1992 Japanese pressing is part of the Blue Note 4000 Series Ultra Collection, a limited reissue series from Toshiba EMI. Stereo. Comes with OBI strip and insert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433200451643,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6666.jpg?v=1776641551"},{"product_id":"freddie-hubbard-goin-up-1990-japanese-blue-note-bn-4056-stereo-lp","title":"Freddie Hubbard - Goin' Up (1990 Japanese Blue Note BN 4056 Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVG+ (Obi Cut)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard - \u003cem\u003eGoin' Up\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1990 Japanese Blue Note Stereo (BN 4056, Blue Note LP Last Reissue No. 32, Toshiba EMI Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreddie Hubbard's second Blue Note date as leader was recorded November 6, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, a week before Hank Mobley went back in to record \u003cem\u003eRoll Call\u003c\/em\u003e with an overlapping rhythm section. Alfred Lion produced; Rudy Van Gelder engineered. Mobley on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Philly Joe Jones on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the six tracks, one is a Hubbard original: \"Blues For Brenda,\" a minor blues written for his wife. Hank Mobley contributes two originals, \"The Changing Scene\" and \"A Peck A Sec.\" Kenny Dorham provides two: \"Asiatic Raes,\" which had appeared on Sonny Rollins' \u003cem\u003eNewk's Time\u003c\/em\u003e (Blue Note, 1957), and \"Karioka,\" a Dorham piece previously unrecorded. \"I Wished I Knew\" is the 1940 Harry Warren and Mack Gordon standard, taken here at a medium ballad tempo that showcases Philly Joe Jones on brushes and Paul Chambers's bass lines to considerable effect. Ira Gitler wrote the liner notes; Reid Miles designed the cover; Francis Wolff photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1990 Toshiba EMI pressing is part of the Blue Note LP Last Reissue series (No. 32) — a limited Japanese reissue series marketed as the final official LP edition. It includes an OBI strip and a four-page series insert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43435229020219,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6671.jpg?v=1776681082"},{"product_id":"freddie-hubbard-hub-tones-1985-japanese-blue-note-bnj71086-promo-stereo-lp","title":"Freddie Hubbard - Hub-Tones (1985 Japanese Blue Note BNJ71086 Promo Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: NM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard - \u003cem\u003eHub-Tones\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1985 Japanese Blue Note Promo Stereo (BNJ71086, Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100, Toshiba EMI Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreddie Hubbard recorded \u003cem\u003eHub-Tones\u003c\/em\u003e on October 10, 1962. Alfred Lion produced; Rudy Van Gelder engineered; Reid Miles designed the cover with a photograph by Francis Wolff. The quintet was Hubbard on trumpet, James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Herbie Hancock on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Clifford Jarvis on drums. It was an early session for both Spaulding and Hancock, and Hubbard had only recently joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The album was recorded in October 1962 and released in November 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in his Blue Note career, Hubbard contributed the majority of the original material. Four of the five tracks are his. \"You're My Everything,\" the session's opening track, is the 1931 Mort Dixon, Harry Warren and Joe Young standard, taken at a broad, unhurried tempo that sets up the more angular originals to follow. \"Hub-Tones\" runs nearly eighteen minutes, opening with Spaulding on flute before the full group takes the modal theme. \"Lament for Booker\" is a slow, searching elegy for trumpeter Booker Little, who had died on October 5, 1961 at age twenty-three. \"For Spee's Sake\" is named for Spaulding. Joe Goldberg wrote the original liner notes. The April 1964 issue of Jazz Journal praised Spaulding's vigorous, modern alto and flute work, Hancock's rhythmic support and Clifford Jarvis's original cymbal approach on the title track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1985 Toshiba EMI pressing is part of the Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100 series, which reproduced the original Blue Note 4000 series catalogue from the original masters. It is a promotional copy, identifiable by the promo sticker on the high-gloss reverse sleeve. Includes a four-page insert with Japanese liner notes and a Freddie Hubbard Blue Note discography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43437463240763,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6676.jpg?v=1776727987"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/freddie-hubbard.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}