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Freddie Hubbard: On Fire: Live from the Blue Morocco
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet1938 - 2008
Featuring an all-star lineup;
Bennie Maupin
woodwindsb.1940
Kenny Barron
pianob.1943
Herbie Lewis
bass
Freddie Waits
drumsb.1943
Eddie Henderson
trumpetb.1940
Charles Tolliver
trumpetb.1942
Jeremy Pelt
trumpetb.1976
Steven Bernstein
trumpetb.1961
The year was 1967, a time of cultural and sexual liberation. In 1968, the poet Léo Ferré, sang Paris-Marseille, a revolutionary anthem that, among other things, recounted how paving stones flew through the streets of Paris. By the end of 1967, money had all but disappeared, replaced by ration vouchers. A year without school, both amusing and interminable; punctuated by the turmoil of 1968, when France witnessed policemen chasing demonstrators, bludgeoning them with savage brutality, leaving them to bleed out in the streets. Such sights change the way one sees the world. And at night, on the radio, there was jazz, Mingus, Miles, Hubbard. This music, from the other side of the world, was the soundtrack of a society in flux, searching for itself. Hubbard's jazz embodied that search, a quest for renewal that came after the joyous, almost carefree energy of early jazz, now tinged with a deeper, more contemplative gravity. This album takes us back to those days.
We sometimes forget that, as a young musician, Hubbard worked and recorded with the Montgomery brothers, Wes, Monk and Buddy. His very first session was for The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others (Pacific Jazz, 1958). Around the same time, he formed his first band, the Jazz Contemporaries, alongside bassist and manager
Larry Ridley
bassb.1937
James Spaulding
saxophone, altob.1937
Walter Miller
trumpetPaul Parker
drums
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
In the early 1990s, he formed a new group with young rising stars
Christian McBride
bassb.1972
Javon Jackson
saxophoneb.1965
Carl Allen
drumsb.1961
Benny Green
pianob.1963
David Weiss
trumpetb.1964
A testament to his visionary genius, almost all of these musicians have since gone on to dazzling careers. This album is not just a jazz gem or a showcase for Hubbard's extraordinary artistry, it is a cultural artifact, a chapter in the history of our world. ">
Track Listing
CD 1:
Crisis; Up Jumped Spring; Echoes of Blue; True Colors/Breaking Point.
CD 2:
Bye Bye Blackbird; Summertime; Breaking Point.
Personnel
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet
Bennie Maupin
woodwinds
Kenny Barron
piano
Herbie Lewis
bass
Freddie Waits
drumsBernie Maupin
saxophone, tenorAdditional Instrumentation
Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone.
Album information
Title: On Fire: Live from the Blue Morocco | Year Released: 2025 | Record Label: Resonance Records
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Thierry De Clemensat
On Fire: Live from the Blue Morocco
Resonance Records
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