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Profile of Freddie Hubbard
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7th April 1938 |
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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American jazz trumpeter.
In his youth, Hubbard associated with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers.
Hubbard's jazz career began in earnest after moving to New York City in 1958. While there, he worked with Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Slide Hampton, J. J. Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, and Sonny Rollins among others. He became famous while playing with the seminal hard bop ensemble Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, appearing on such albums as Mosaic, Buhaina's Delight and Free For All.
Hubbard recorded extensively for Blue Note Records in the early 1960s: Eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman. Most of these recordings--as are many Blue Note releases of the era--are regarded as classics. He appeared on a few early free jazz classics (Coleman's Free Jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch and John Coltrane's Ascension), but Hubbard never fully embraced free jazz, though it has influenced his playing.
In the 70's, Hubbard became a member of the band VSOP, lead by Herbie Hancock. This band pioneered a style known as free-bop, wich combined 40's bop, 50's modality and 60's free jazz. Many of Hubbards greatest recorings resulted in collaborations with members of VSOP.
By 1970, his fiery, melodic improvisation and phenomenal technique established him as perhaps the leading trumpeter of his day, but a series of commercially oriented smooth jazz albums spawned some negative criticism.
Hubbard is again playing regularly and making recordings after a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992.
Perhaps his best-known work is the CTI Records California Concert album, with the hit single "Red Clay," recorded live at the Palladium in 1971.
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