Freddie Hubbard

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American jazz trumpeter.

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April 7 - 1938 - Indianapolis - Indiana - USA - American - Jazz - Trumpeter

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In his youth, Hubbard associated with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers.

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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.

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New York City - 1958 - Ornette Coleman - Eric Dolphy - Slide Hampton - J. J. Johnson - Philly Joe Jones - Quincy Jones - Oliver Nelson - Sonny Rollins - Hard bop - Art Blakey

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Hubbard recorded extensively for Blue Note Records in the early 1960s: Eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman. http://www.danmillerjazz.com/hubbard.html Most of these recordings--as are many Blue Note releases of the era--are regarded as classics.

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Blue Note Records - 1960

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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.

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Free jazz - Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch - John Coltrane - Ascension

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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.

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1970 - Smooth jazz

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Hubbard is again playing regularly and making recordings after a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992. It has been rumored that the injury to his lip was caused by his abuse of crack cocaine and not by an alleged high note duel with a fellow trumpet player. Hubbard has allegedly neglected the problem and did not rehabilitate his lip enough which further aggravated the injury and caused permanent damage to his embochure. Several of his peers as well as numerous people who have witnessed recent live performances have voiced their disappointment with Hubbard's inability to perform.

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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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