Hub-Tones
Occupation
- Trumpet: Freddie Hubbard
- Alto saxophone, flute: James Spaulding
- Piano: Herbie Hancock
- Bass: Reggie Workman
- Drums: Clifford Jarvis
Hub -Tones is a jazz album by Freddie Hubbard, taken on October 10, 1962 and the following year by Blue Note Records.
The album
Hub -Tones Freddie Hubbard was third album for Blue Note and the beginning of his collaboration with the alto saxophonist and flutist James Spaulding, which in the second half of the 1960s with the albums Breaking Point, The Night of the Cookers, Backlash, and most recently, The Black Angel ( 1969) continued. For the recording of Hub -Tones, he had " put together a hard bop quintet that, according to previous experiments with Coltrane's rhythm section should bring back more traction in the group sound. " With pianist Herbie Hancock, trumpeter had a few months before the Blue Note debut album Takin 'Off recorded; Bassist Reggie Workman was there already at Hubbard previous Here to Stay and drummer Clifford Jarvis session in 1960 at Hubbard's debut Open Sesame.
The Hub -Tones "session also marks Hubbard's arrival as one of the most respected trumpeter and bandleader of modern jazz "; also " established him as the LP remarkably masterful composer and interpreter of standards. "
The only foreign composition was the opening track of the album, the old standard " You're My Everything", which Harry Warren had written in 1931 for the Ed Wynn Show The Laugh Parade. This piece interprets the band Hubbard medium tempo. After the solo trumpeter Spaulding can be heard on the alto saxophone. James Spaulding is the following, similar to " easy swinging " piece " Prophet Jennings " emerged as a solo flutist. In the title piece " Hub -Tones " ( in the later CD editions other than on the LP presented in two versions ) "opens the a machine gun [ salven ] -like figure a flickering Blowing Session ," said Bob Blumenthal. This is followed by the moving " Lament For Booker", a lament for the deceased earlier in the year at the age of 23 years, trumpeter Booker Little; " Hubbard's velvety ballad style is supported sensitively by Spaulding and Hancock ." The album ends with the " fiery " "For Spee 's Sake ".
Reception Album
Scott Yanow, the four and a half stars, the second- highest rating, characterized the album in Allmusic, emphasizes in his review that John Coltrane's modal music began to have an impact on Hubbard Konception; " His own game pushed the modern jazz mainstream, but without fully entering into the avant-garde. "
Ralf Dombrowski, who has recorded the album in its selection of the top jazz albums, " also for his abstract cover of Reid Miles famous " provides a combined summary states that it Hubbard's " reputation as a primus inter pares of his generation" and had become consolidated.
The critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton, who also awarded the album the highest rating see in Hub -Tones one of the most moving recordings Hubbard and especially increase the role of James Spaulding forth. Highlights of the album are the tribute to Booker Little and the Hubbard compositions " Hub -Tones " and " Prophet Jennings ".
Ian Carr also counts the album Freddie Hubbard's most important works; it was " a classic album of the early '60s ." Given the age of the band leader - Hubbard was Damal 24 years old - the author praises the optimistic game, and the partnership with the excellent but underrated James Spaulding and the great rhythm section.
Title List
- Hub -Tones ( Blue Note BLP 4115, BST 84115, CDP 7 46507-2, CDP 7 84115-2, B1 -ST 84115 )
- The CD edition CDP 7 84115-2 contained alternate takes of You're My Everything, Hub -Tones and For Spee 's Sake