Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Freddie Hubbard
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2021
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Ready For Freddie by Freddie Hubbard.
Few dates in the Blue Note catalog capture a young trumpeter arriving fully formed quite like August 21, 1961, the session that produced "Ready For Freddie." Freddie Hubbard was already a rising force by this point, and across these five performances he stakes his claim as one of the most exciting brass voices of his generation, a player equally comfortable with fire and finesse.
The album opens with "Arietis," a piece that sets the tone for the record's ambitious reach, followed by the tender "Weaver Of Dreams" and the striking "Marie Antoinette." Together, these three sides that make up the A-side move between assertive, hard-swinging statements and moments of genuine lyricism, giving the listener a full portrait of Hubbard's range and his gift for melody.
Turn the record over and the intensity climbs. "Birdlike" is the centerpiece here, an extended showcase that has become one of the definitive tracks of Hubbard's early career, all momentum and invention. It leads into "Crisis," a closer that lives up to its name with taut, urgent energy, sending the record out on a high.
This is a 2021 pressing, ©2021 UMG Recordings Inc., that brings this landmark session back to vinyl for a new generation of listeners and collectors. Manufactured in Germany, it carries the hallmarks of a carefully produced modern reissue, the kind of release that treats a classic with the respect it deserves.
For the detail-minded, the runouts tell their own story. The plating was handled by Optimal, and the telltale markings, such as "1=" and "1x," appear mirrored in the dead wax, a small pressing signature that collectors will appreciate spotting for themselves.
More than six decades on, "Ready For Freddie" remains a cornerstone document of a trumpeter at a pivotal moment, poised between his hard bop roots and the wider horizons he would go on to explore. This edition puts that music back where it belongs, on wax, ready to be played loud and often.
Pressing Details:
Recorded on August 21, 1961
©2021 UMG Recordings Inc.
Made in Germany
In runouts, Optimal plating markings such as "1=" and "1x" are mirrored.
Track Listing:
A1. Arietis
A2. Weaver Of Dreams
A3. Marie Antoinette
B1. Birdlike
B2. Crisis
Artist: Freddie Hubbard
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 3596791
Release Year: 2021
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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