kuisis Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I just read that Freddie Hubbard died. Sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I just read that Freddie Hubbard died. Sad day indeed. Sad......and Delaney Bramlett too (Delaney, Bonnie and Friends)[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 He will be missed.....What a great talent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Sad news indeed. He was my favorite and I regret that I never saw or heard him play live. I recommend this music DVD to anyone. There's a lot of Freddie in it. Worth every penny and then some! http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6384855&style=movie I was just spinnin' this one about an hour ago. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1230607 Here's some info: http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2009/01/6065/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah, I heard yesterday am. He was one of the best I also never had a chance to see. I remember when Boomac and I were out visiting Allan in LA, one of his buddies said he'd rather hear Freddie fart through a trumpet than hear most anyone else play. Like many other trumpet players, he had a rough time with his lip in later years and didn't play much. Sad day for jazz fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Went to his last gig here in LA a few months ago with an allstar septet. He was playing better than I've heard him recently--was able to play the ballads beautifully, but his ragin 20 chorus hardbop solos were a thing of the past. But he was in great spirts, funny as hell (as he always was) and we had a great time hanging for 2 sets at Catalina's. Freddie was without a doubt the most gifted trumpet player I have ever heard perform. What may have been the greatest live performance I have ever been to was at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco where Freddie did a a weeklong gig with Joe Henderson on tenor and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. I went three nights in a row and every tune, every night was SMOKIN'. The rest of the goup was a bunch of (then) youngsters--Billy Childs on piano, Larry Klein on bass, and Steve Houghton on drums. Some of the performaces from the Keystone were recorded and released on the Fantasy LP A Little Night Music and in the past few years Fantasy has dug into the vaults and release three CDs from that weeklong gig as Keystone Bop, vol. 1, 2 and 3. They are the finest Hubbard performances of the post-Blue Note/CTI era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 If you get a chance to watch “One Night with Blue Note” check out Freddie in Art Blakey’s “Moanin”. Great solo on his own but pay close attention to Freddie’s face, (in the background) during Johnny Griffin’s solo. Griffin makes a pretty funny sound and Freddie’s expression is priceless. Seriously, if you like Freddie and this music you gotta see this DVD! Here's the link again. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6657183&style=movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Another great lost from this world. He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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