Freddie Hubbard
Rochester, New York, 1976
Background information
Birth name	Frederick Dewayne Hubbard
Born	April 7, 1938 (1938-04-07) (age 70)
Origin	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Genre(s)	Jazz Bebop Hard bop Post bop
Occupation(s)	Musician Bandleader
Instrument(s)	Trumpet
Years active	1950's – present
Label(s)	Atlantic, Columbia, CTI, Blue Note

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American jazz trumpeter. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Hard bop is a style of Jazz that is an extension of Bebop (or "bop" music Post-bop is a term for a form of small-combo Jazz music that evolved in the early-to-mid sixties A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60's up until today. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Hard bop is a style of Jazz that is an extension of Bebop (or "bop" music Post-bop is a term for a form of small-combo Jazz music that evolved in the early-to-mid sixties In 2006, The National Endowment for the Arts honored Hubbard with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award, along with a $25,000 fellowship award. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA is a United States federally funded and donation assisted program that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence The NEA or National Endowment for the Arts, every year honors up to seven Jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards

Biography

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Hubbard started playing the mellophone and trumpet in his school band, studying at the Jordan Conservatory with the principal trumpeter of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The mellophone is a Brass instrument that is typically used in place of the horn (sometimes called a French horn in Marching bands or Drum The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In his teens Hubbard worked locally with brothers Wes and Monk Montgomery and worked with bassist Larry Ridley and saxophonist James Spaulding. John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery ( 6 March 1925 - 15 June 1968) was an American Jazz guitarist He is generally considered William Howard "Monk" Montgomery ( October 10, 1921 – May 20, 1982) was an American Jazz Bassist Larry Ridley (born September 3, 1937) is an American Jazz bassist and Music Educator. James Spaulding (born July 30, 1937 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a jazz alto saxophonist and flautist In 1958, at the age of 20, he moved to New York , and began playing with some of the best jazz players of the day, including Philly Joe Jones, Sonny Rollins, Slide Hampton, Eric Dolphy , J. J. Johnson, and Quincy Jones. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe Jones ( July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia -born United States jazz Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton (born April 21, 1932 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania) is an American Jazz Eric Allan Dolphy ( June 20, 1928 &ndash June 29, 1964) was an American Jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and J J Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis Indiana, ( January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor In June 1960 Hubbard made his first record as a leader, Open Sesame, with saxophonist Tina Brooks, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Clifford Jarvis. Harold Floyd (Tina Brooks ( June 7, 1932 &ndash August 13, 1974) was an American Hard bop tenor Saxophonist Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Clifford Jarvis (1941&ndash1999 was an American Hard bop and Free jazz Drummer. Hubbard recorded his second album, Goin' Up, with saxophonist Hank Mobley and a rhythm section consisting of Tyner, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Henry (Hank Mobley ( July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American Hard bop and Soul jazz tenor Saxophonist Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr ( April 22 1935 – January 4 1969) was one of the most influential Jazz bassists of the Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe Jones ( July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia -born United States jazz His third album, Hub Cap, featured trombonist Julian Priester and saxophonist Jimmy Heath. Julian Priester (born 29 June, 1935 in Chicago) is an American Jazz Trombonist and composer He has played with many James Edward Heath (born October 25, 1926) nicknamed Little Bird, is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist, and the brother of Then in May of 1961, Hubbard played on Ole Coltrane, John Coltrane's final recording session with Atlantic Records. Together with Eric Dolphy, Hubbard was the only "session" musician who appeared on both Ole and Africa Brass, Coltrane's first album with ABC/Impulse! Later, in August 1961, Hubbard made one of his most famous records, Ready For Freddie, which was also his first collaboration with saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the Hubbard would join Shorter later in 1961 when he replaced Lee Morgan in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Lee Morgan ( 10 July, 1938 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania &ndash 19 February, 1972 in New York City) was an American Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hubbard remained with Blakey until 1966, leaving to form the first of several small groups of his own, which featured, among others, pianist Kenny Barron and drummer Louis Hayes. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943 in Philadelphia) is a United States jazz pianist. Louis Hayes (born May 31 1937 in Detroit MI is a Jazz Hard bop drummer

It was during this time that he began to develop his own sound, distancing himself from the early influences of Clifford Brown and Morgan, and won the Downbeat jazz magazine "New Star" award on trumpet. Clifford Brown ( October 30, 1930 &ndash June 26, 1956) aka " Brownie," was an influential and highly rated Down Beat is an American Magazine devoted to "jazz blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively ^[1]

Throughout the 1960s Hubbard played as a sideman on some of the most important albums from that era, including, Oliver Nelson's The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage, and Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oliver Edward Nelson ( June 4, 1932 in St Louis Missouri &ndash October 28, 1975) was an American Jazz The Blues and the Abstract Truth is a Jazz album by Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961 Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Maiden Voyage is the fifth Album led by Jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1965 for Blue Note Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the For other uses see Three wise monkeys. Speak No Evil is an Album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 24 December ^[2] He recorded extensively for Blue Note Records in the late 1950s and 1960s: eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3] Though Hubbard never fully embraced the free jazz of the '60s, he appeared on several landmark albums in the genre: Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch, and John Coltrane's Ascension. For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist Violinist Trumpeter and Composer. For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Eric Allan Dolphy ( June 20, 1928 &ndash June 29, 1964) was an American Jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and This article is about the John Coltrane album For other uses of the term see Ascension.

Hubbard achieved his greatest popular success in the 1970s with a series of albums for Creed Taylor and his record label CTI Records. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Creed Taylor (b1929 in Lynchburg Virginia) is an American Record producer. CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor Although his early 1970s jazz albums Red Clay, First Light, Straight Life, and Sky Dive were particularly well received and considered among his best work, the albums he recorded later in the decade were bashed by critics for their commercialism. } Red Clay is a soul/funk influenced Hard bop album recorded in 1970 by Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The following is a list of the episodes of the HBO Television Drama, Oz. First Light won a 1972 Grammy Award and included pianists Herbie Hancock and Richard Wyands, guitarists Eric Gale and George Benson, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and percussionist Airto Moreira. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Richard Wyands (born July 2, 1928 in Oakland California) is a Hard bop pianist best known as a side-man This article is about Eric Gale (1938-94 the jazz guitarist not blues guitarist Eric Gales Eric J George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Jack DeJohnette (born 9 August 1942) is an American Jazz Drummer, pianist, and composer Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician ^[4] In 1994, Freddie, collaborating with Chicago jazz vocalist/co-writer Catherine Whitney, had lyrics set to the music of First Light. Catherine Jane Whitney (nee Brady (born May 24 1954 in Chicago Illinois is an American Jazz Singer that is Chicago-based and is not only a vocalist ^[5]

During 1970-1974 Hubbard was the biggest star of the CTI label, overshadowing Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, and George Benson. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr T" or "The Sugar Man" ( April 5, 1934 &ndash September 12, 2000) was an American Hubert Laws (b November 10, 1939) is an American Flutist with a 30-year career in Jazz, classical, and other music George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one ^[6] Columbia's VSOP: The Quintet, album was recorded from two live performances, one at the Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, on July 16, 1977, the other at the San Diego Civic Theatre, July 18, 1977. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company V S O P The Quintet was recorded from two live performances one at the Greek Theatre University of California Berkeley, on July 16, 1977 The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, known locally as simply the Greek Theatre, is an 8500-seat Amphitheater owned and operated by the University The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Musicians joining the trumpeter for this landmark performance were the members of the mid-sixties line-up of the Miles Davis Quintet (except the leader): Herbie Hancock on keyboards, Tony Williams on drums, Ron Carter on bass, and Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano saxophones. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams ( December 12, 1945 &ndash February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the

In the 1980s Hubbard was again leading his own jazz group, attracting very favorable notices for his playing at concerts and festivals in the USA and Europe, often in the company of Joe Henderson, playing a repertory of hard-bop and modal-jazz pieces. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Joe Henderson ( April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist. Hubbard played at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival in 1980 and in 1989 (with Bobby Hutcherson). Debuting on October 3, 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF is one of the longest consecutively running Jazz festivals Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player He played with Woody Shaw, recording with him in 1985, and two years later recorded Stardust with Benny Golson. Woody Herman Shaw II ( December 24, 1944 &ndash May 10, 1989) ( United States) was a Jazz Trumpeter and Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American Bebop / Hard bop Jazz tenor Saxophonist, Composer In 1988 he teamed up once more with Blakey at an engagement in Holland, from which came Feel The Wind. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of In 1990 he appeared in Japan headlining an American-Japanese concert package which also featured Elvin Jones, Sonny Fortune, pianists George Duke and Benny Green, bass players Ron Carter, and Rufus Reid, with jazz and popular music singer Salena Jones. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Elvin Ray Jones ( 9 September 1927 &ndash 18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the Post-bop era Sonny Fortune (born May 19, 1939 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Jazz alto Saxophonist and George Duke (born 12 January, 1946 in San Rafael California) is a piano and Synthesizer pioneer and singer Not to be confused with British jazz saxophonist Benny Green. Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Rufus Reid (b February 10, 1944 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American Jazz Bassist, educator and composer Salena Jones (born Joan Elizabeth Shaw January 29, 1944 in Newport News Virginia) is an American Jazz and Cabaret He also performed at the Warsaw Jazz Festival at which Live At The Warsaw Jazz Festival (Jazzmen 1992) was recorded. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Following a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992 where he ruptured his upper lip and subsequently developed an infection, Hubbard is again playing and recording occasionally, even if not at the high level that he set for himself during his earlier career. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) ^[7] His best records rank with the finest in his field. ^[8]

Discography

References

External links

• Bio at Jazztrumpetsolos.com
• Freddie Hubbard's Website
• Bio and Selected Recordings at Grove Music Online
• Interview with Downbeat Magazine
• The Freddie Hubbard Discography
• "Randy Brecker Selects Twelve Essential Freddie Hubbard Tracks", (Jazz.com)