Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet / Cornet

Freddie Hubbard

(1938–2008)

United States

Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) — Trumpet, Cornet. Led Hub-Tones. Worked with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter.

Hubbard attacks the upper register like a fastball pitcher, but his phrasing is too intelligent to ever feel like mere showing off. His technique is without ceiling, and the word "strongest" in jazz trumpet fits him more than anyone. He simply had the most ferocious command of the instrument.

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter · 1966
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer
Wayne Shorter · 1964

The 1964–66 Blue Note period was when Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's compositional voice matured rapidly. On Night DreamerNight DreamerNight DreamerWayne Shorter · 1964 and Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 he established his signature 'mysterious beauty' language. Lee MorganLee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン, McCoy TynerMcCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, and Elvin JonesElvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ brought it to life.

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Rosewood
Rosewood
Woody Shaw · 1978
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones
Woody Shaw · 1978

Woody ShawWoody ShawWoody Shawウディ・ショウ extended the post-bop trumpet vocabulary through the 1970s on Blue Note, absorbing free elements while remaining grounded in the tradition. Around 1980 he brought a young Mulgrew MillerMulgrew MillerMulgrew Millerマルグリュー・ミラー into his band. Shaw died in 1989 at 44.

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter · 1966

Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 (December 1964) is widely cited as Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's Blue Note masterpiece. Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード in the front line, three Second Great Quintet members (Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック, Ron CarterRon CarterRon Carterロン・カーター), plus Elvin JonesElvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ — a dream lineup.

Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Mosaic
Mosaic
Art Blakey · 1961

Recorded in October 1961, MosaicMosaicMosaicArt Blakey · 1961 inaugurated the six-piece Messengers with Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード, Curtis FullerCurtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー, Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター, Cedar WaltonCedar WaltonCedar Waltonシダー・ウォルトン and Jymie Merritt. The three-horn front line opened a new chapter for the band.

Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Freddie Hubbard's albums

In 1960 the 22-year-old Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード signed with Blue Note and debuted as a leader on 'Open Sesame.' He also played on Ornette Coleman's 'Free Jazz' that year and Eric Dolphy's 'Out to Lunch' (1964), proving fluent in both old and new languages.

Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Freddie Hubbard's albums

Empyrean Isles
Empyrean Isles
Herbie Hancock · 1964
Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock · 1965

Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード was the sole horn on Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック's masterpieces Empyrean IslesEmpyrean IslesEmpyrean IslesHerbie Hancock · 1964 (1964) and Maiden VoyageMaiden VoyageMaiden VoyageHerbie Hancock · 1965 (1965). His piercing tone and lyrical solos became signatures of Hancock's modal work.

Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Freddie Hubbard's albums