Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet, Flugal Horn
December 29, 2008 (Age 70) died
April 7, 1938 Birthday
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Birthplace
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Freddie Hubbard was one of the most prominent jazz trumpeters of his generation. Hubbard released over 50 albums as leader and appears on some on some of the seminal albums of the 1960s including Ornette Coleman's "Free Jazz, "John Coltrane's "Ascension," and Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage." In addition to his his work as a sideman Hubbard was also a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1961- 1964 and then spent a year with Max Roach before leading his own quintet. In the 1970s Hubbard achieved popular success with his grammy winning album "First Light" but a series of more commercial albums damaged his reputation with the jazz establishment. In 1977 he returned to his traditional jazz roots as a member of V.S.O.P. He continued to record through the 1980s and 1990s, although a serious lip injury in 1992 and a series of health problems plagued him. Hubbard died in 1980 from complications from a heart attack he suffered earlier that year.
Trivia
Freddie Hubbard was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2006. Freddie Hubbard was offered a French horn scholarship to Indiana Central College but turned it down to focus on trumpet. Freddie Hubbard played the solo on “Zanzibar,” from Billy Joel’s Grammy-winning 1978 album, "52nd Street."
Early Life
Freddie Hubbard was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the youngest of six children in a musical family. Growing up Hubbard played the tuba, french horn and mellophone before settling on the trumpet. As a teen he played locally with Wes and Monk Montgomery and studied the trumpet at Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. In 1958, at age 20, he moved to New York City and was soon booking gigs with veteran artists such as Philly Joe Jones and Sonny Rollins.
Freddie Hubbard Solos
1973
Trumpet solo - First Light - 1973
4/4 latin in A♭ minor at 159 BPM
1971
Trumpet solo - First Light - 1971
4/4 latin in A♭ minor at 155 BPM
Trumpet solo - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - 1971
4/4 funk in C major at 100 BPM
Trumpet solo - Moment to Moment - 1971
4/4 funk in G minor at 140 BPM
Trumpet solo - Yesterday's Dreams - 1971
4/4 ballad in A minor at 109 BPM
Trumpet solo - Lonely Town - 1971
4/4 swing in F major at 122 BPM
Flugal Horn solo - Fantasy in D - 1971
4/4 latin in D major at 86 BPM
1970
Trumpet solo - Straight Life - 1970
4/4 funk in F major at 102 BPM
Trumpet solo - Mr. Clean - 1970
4/4 funk in F minor at 165 BPM
Flugal Horn solo - Here's That Rainy Day - 1970
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 58 BPM
Trumpet solo - Red Clay - 1970
4/4 funk in D♭ minor at 140 BPM
Trumpet solo - Delphia - 1970
3/4 waltz in F major at 152 BPM
Trumpet solo - Suite Sioux - 1970
4/4 swing in D minor at 162 BPM
Trumpet solo - The Intrepid Fox - 1970
4/4 swing in C minor at 254 BPM
Trumpet solo - Cold Turkey - 1970
4/4 rock in A minor at 124 BPM
1965
Trumpet solo - Maiden Voyage - 1965
4/4 straight in D major at 125 BPM
Trumpet solo - The Eye of the Hurricane - 1965
4/4 swing in F minor at 255 BPM
Trumpet solo - Little One - 1965
3/4 waltz in F major at 120 BPM
Trumpet solo - Survival of the Fittest - 1965
4/4 swing in D minor at 280 BPM
Trumpet solo - Dolphin Dance - 1965
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 120 BPM
1964
Trumpet solo - One Finger Snap - 1964
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 267 BPM
Trumpet solo - Oliloqui Valley - 1964
4/4 swing in A major at 192 BPM
Trumpet solo - Cantaloupe Island - 1964
4/4 funk in F minor at 115 BPM
Trumpet solo - The Egg - 1964
6/4 straight in F minor at 220 BPM
Trumpet solo - One Finger Snap - 1964
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 265 BPM
Trumpet solo - Oliloqui Valley - 1964
4/4 swing in A major at 200 BPM
Trumpet solo - Witch Hunt - 1964
4/4 swing in C minor at 137 BPM
Trumpet solo - Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum - 1964
4/4 swing in C major at 106 BPM
Trumpet solo - Speak No Evil - 1964
4/4 swing in C minor at 143 BPM
Trumpet solo - Wild Flower - 1964
3/4 waltz in B♭ major at 163 BPM
1962
Trumpet solo - Watermelon Man - 1962
4/4 straight in F major at 130 BPM
Trumpet solo - Three Bags Full - 1962
3/4 waltz in D minor at 164 BPM
Trumpet solo - Empty Pockets - 1962
4/4 swing in F major at 138 BPM
Trumpet solo - The Maze - 1962
4/4 swing in E minor at 176 BPM
Trumpet solo - Driftin' - 1962
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 117 BPM
Trumpet solo - Alone and I - 1962
4/4 ballad in A major at 51 BPM
Trumpet solo - Watermelon Man - 1962
4/4 straight in F major at 128 BPM
Trumpet solo - Three Bags Full - 1962
3/4 waltz in D minor at 161 BPM
Trumpet solo - Empty Pockets - 1962
4/4 swing in F major at 132 BPM
1961
Trumpet solo - Stolen Moments - 1961
4/4 swing in C minor at 110 BPM
Trumpet solo - Hoe Down - 1961
4/4 swing in C major at 250 BPM
Trumpet solo - Cascades - 1961
4/4 swing in C minor at 254 BPM
Trumpet solo - Yearnin' - 1961
4/4 swing in C major at 110 BPM
Trumpet solo - Butch And Butch - 1961
4/4 swing in G major at 208 BPM