Freddie Hubbard (Frederick Dewayne Hubbard, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7,… Read Full Bio ↴Freddie Hubbard (Frederick Dewayne Hubbard, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 1938 - Sherman Oaks, California, December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Hubbard was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and associated in his youth with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers. Chet Baker was an early influence, although Hubbard soon aligned himself with the approach of Clifford Brown (and his forebears: Fats Navarro and Dizzy Gillespie).
Hubbard's jazz career began in earnest after moving to New York City in 1958. While there, he worked with Sonny Rollins, Slide Hampton, J. J. Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Oliver Nelson, and Quincy Jones, among others. He gained attention while playing with the seminal hard bop ensemble Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, appearing on such albums as Mosaic, Buhaina's Delight, and Free For All. He left the Messengers in 1964 to lead his own groups and from that time maintained a high profile as a bandleader or featured as a special guest, but never merely a sideman.
Along with two other trumpeters also born in 1938, Lee Morgan (d. 1971) and Booker Little (d. 1961), Hubbard exerted a strong force on the direction of 1960s jazz. He recorded extensively for Blue Note Records: eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman. Most of these recordings are regarded as classics. Hubbard appeared on a few early avant-garde landmarks (Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch and John Coltrane's Ascension), but Hubbard never fully embraced free jazz, though it did influence his playing.
After leaving Blue Note, Hubbard recorded for the Atlantic label and moved toward a more commercial style. His next label was CTI Records where he recorded his best-known works, Red Clay, First Light, and Sky Dive. 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. After signing with Columbia Records, Hubbard's albums were almost exclusively in a commercial vein. However, in 1976, Hubbard toured and recorded with V.S.O.P., led by Herbie Hancock which presented unadulterated jazz in the style of the 1960s Miles Davis Quintet (with Hubbard taking the place of Davis).
1980s projects moved between straight-ahead and commercial styles, and Hubbard recorded for several different labels including Atlantic, Pablo, Fantasy, Elektra/Musician, and the revived Blue Note label. The slightly younger Woody Shaw was Hubbard's main jazz competitor during the 1970s and 1980s, and the two eventually recorded together on three occasions. Hubbard participated in the short-lived Griffith Park Collective, which also included Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White.
Following a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992, Hubbard played and recorded occasionally, but not at the high level that he set for himself during his earlier career.
On December 29, 2008, Hubbard's hometown newspaper, Hubbard died from complications from a heart attack suffered on November 26 of the same year.
Hubbard was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and associated in his youth with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers. Chet Baker was an early influence, although Hubbard soon aligned himself with the approach of Clifford Brown (and his forebears: Fats Navarro and Dizzy Gillespie).
Hubbard's jazz career began in earnest after moving to New York City in 1958. While there, he worked with Sonny Rollins, Slide Hampton, J. J. Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Oliver Nelson, and Quincy Jones, among others. He gained attention while playing with the seminal hard bop ensemble Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, appearing on such albums as Mosaic, Buhaina's Delight, and Free For All. He left the Messengers in 1964 to lead his own groups and from that time maintained a high profile as a bandleader or featured as a special guest, but never merely a sideman.
Along with two other trumpeters also born in 1938, Lee Morgan (d. 1971) and Booker Little (d. 1961), Hubbard exerted a strong force on the direction of 1960s jazz. He recorded extensively for Blue Note Records: eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman. Most of these recordings are regarded as classics. Hubbard appeared on a few early avant-garde landmarks (Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch and John Coltrane's Ascension), but Hubbard never fully embraced free jazz, though it did influence his playing.
After leaving Blue Note, Hubbard recorded for the Atlantic label and moved toward a more commercial style. His next label was CTI Records where he recorded his best-known works, Red Clay, First Light, and Sky Dive. 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. After signing with Columbia Records, Hubbard's albums were almost exclusively in a commercial vein. However, in 1976, Hubbard toured and recorded with V.S.O.P., led by Herbie Hancock which presented unadulterated jazz in the style of the 1960s Miles Davis Quintet (with Hubbard taking the place of Davis).
1980s projects moved between straight-ahead and commercial styles, and Hubbard recorded for several different labels including Atlantic, Pablo, Fantasy, Elektra/Musician, and the revived Blue Note label. The slightly younger Woody Shaw was Hubbard's main jazz competitor during the 1970s and 1980s, and the two eventually recorded together on three occasions. Hubbard participated in the short-lived Griffith Park Collective, which also included Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White.
Following a long setback of health problems and a serious lip injury in 1992, Hubbard played and recorded occasionally, but not at the high level that he set for himself during his earlier career.
On December 29, 2008, Hubbard's hometown newspaper, Hubbard died from complications from a heart attack suffered on November 26 of the same year.
A Night In Tunisia
Freddie Hubbard Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'A Night In Tunisia' by these artists:
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Al Hirt Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Al. Santiago [Instrumental]…
Alan & Stacey Schulman Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I've wr…
Art Blakey & ジョージ 川口 [Instrumental]…
As Is Lets celebrate this night Lets celebrate dreams and life Be …
Axel Stordahl Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week 'Cause th…
Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Benny Green Kenny Burrell Mary Lou Williams Max Roach Milt Jackson Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie [Instrumental]…
Bop Bop The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Boyd Raeburn [Instrumental]…
Buddy Rich My mama done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My…
Byas Don [Instrumental]…
Carmen McRae In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Carol Bach-y-Rita (Hey) (Hey) Turn up the beat, kick off your heels Go ahead …
Chaka Khan Feat. Herbie Hancock And Dizzy Gillespie [Instrumental]…
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
charlie parker dizzy gillespie [Instrumental]…
Charlie Parker All-Stars 夢を見るひとときが思い出にかわる頃 泣きながら振り返る いつかの街角 やがて来るさよならと心では知りながら 誰よりも信じ…
Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie [Instrumental]…
Charlie Parker feat. Miles Davis Miles Davis The Musings Of Miles A Night In Tunisia The moon…
Charlie Parker Septet feat Miles Davis [Instrumental]…
Charlie Shavers In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Chet Baker & Miles Davis [Instrumental]…
Chet Baker & Miles Davis With The Lighthouse All-Stars 夢を見るひとときが思い出にかわる頃 泣きながら振り返る いつかの街角 やがて来るさよならと心では知りながら 誰よりも信じ…
Chicago Jazz Orchestra The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with it's…
Chick Corea/Poncho Sanchez/Pete Escobedo/Chic Corea Somewhere in the night There must be someone for me Somewher…
Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Clifford Brown Art Blakey [Instrumental]…
Coleman Hawkins And Orchestra Bangkok, Oriental setting And the city don't know that the c…
Count Basie and his Big Band Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week Cause that…
Dizzy Gillespie & the United Nation Orchestra [Instrumental]…
Dizzy Gillespie with Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Dizzy Gillespie | Thelonious Monk [Instrumental]…
Doc Severinsen & His Orchestra Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the ni…
Dr. K Project It happens all the time All the time All the time It happens…
Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong My mama done tol' me When I was in pigtails My mama…
Duke Ellington? My mama done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My…
Eddie Higgins In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Eddie Jefferson The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Ella Fitzgerald The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with it's…
Fazjaz.jp I was only 19 Had the world by the tail Old guitar…
Fitzgerald (Ella) The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with it's…
Gillespie [Instrumental]…
Griffin Johnny In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
H. Silver [Instrumental]…
Harry Arnold The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Harry James & His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
J.A.M Thief in the night Takin' everything in sight Thief in the n…
Jamey Aebersold In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
jay & kai trombone octet I'm not a project baby anymore, I'm a suburban kid I'm…
Jazz Messengers The [Instrumental]…
Jimmy Rowles In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Jimmy Smith Who's that coming down the street? Good old organ grinder Pe…
Joe Maini [Instrumental]…
Johnny Griffin In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Jon Faddis Kenny Barron Ray Brown Harold Land and Mel Lewis [Instrumental]…
June Christy The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Lambert Hendricks The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with it's…
latin jazz all star big band [Instrumental]…
Leontyne Price Vocal; RCA Victor Orchestra; Skitch Henderson Conductor In the still of the night I held you, held you…
lionel hampton & his orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
Louis Armstrong & Friends My mama done tol' me When I was in pigtails My mama…
Masahiko Togashi & J.J.Spirits Nights in LA Your friends, they don't trust me, I say Fuck…
Max Roach [Instrumental]…
Michel Camilo The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Michel Legrand In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars [Instrumental]…
Noro Morales & His Orchestra Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
O.M.C.I. Organico Musica Creativa Improvvisata (Renato Geremia Mauro Periotto & Tony Rusconi) Get ready yo! now we blow up the horn 凍えた街に銀色した煙 見過ぎた夢の代償 凍え…
Parker/Gillespie/Powell/Mingus/Roach [Instrumental]…
Pete Brown and His Band Serenade in the night 'neath a fair lady's window Just the…
Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week Cause that…
Poncho Sanchez Somewhere in the night There must be someone for me Somewher…
Prince I'm tryna be ya favorite baby I'm tryna do all the…
Quintet the [Instrumental]…
Rolf Ericson & Ernestine Anderson The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
Sandoval Arturo [Instrumental]…
sonny rollins & friends I've been up spending every late night in my car Listening…
Stéphane Grappelli In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
T.K. Blue Who's your friend In the glasses Mean-muggin' everyone who w…
The Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
The Lighthouse All-Stars 夢を見るひとときが思い出にかわる頃 泣きながら振り返る いつかの街角 やがて来るさよならと心では知りながら 誰よりも信じ…
The Quintet (Parker Gillespie Powell Roach Mingus) [Instrumental]…
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra In the still of the night As I gaze from my…
tony scott The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with its…
V. Guyvoronsky V. Volkov Get ready yo! now we blow up the horn 凍えた街に銀色した煙 見過ぎた夢の代償 凍え…
Various Artist The lights are out in the city tonight So close your…
Woody Herman BLUES IN THE NIGHT Woody Herman - words by Johnny Mercer, mu…
Y.M.P. Gasper, what the hell you doin'? I just had to do…
Yusef Lateef In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Freddie Hubbard:
All or Nothing At All All or nothing at all Half a love, never appealed to…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Bob's Place Rúguǒ yǒu yītiān wǒ huì zǒu yuǎn Don′t you worry don't…
But Beautiful Love is funny or it's sad, Or it's quiet or…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Cold Turkey Temperature's rising Fever is high Can't see no future Ca…
Golden Earrings There's a story the gypsies know is true That when your…
Hang 'Em Up Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Here Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
I Got It Bad Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Wished I Knew I wish I knew someone like you could love me I…
If I Were a Bell Ask me how do I feel, Now that we're cosy and…
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that…
Love Me or Leave Me Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You…
Misty Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a…
Moment to Moment From moment to moment, every moment that I live I live…
On Green Dolphin Street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Red Clay If you told me that you loved me I would…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Star Eyes Star eyes, That to me is what your eyes are, Soft as…
The Intrepid Fox Ooo ooo, natural beauty, she is No I never met someone…
The Nearness of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
Up jumped spring Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Weaver Of Dreams You're a weaver of dreams You and your strange fascination …
Wichita Lineman I am a lineman for the county And I drive…
Without A Song Without a song the day would never end Without a song…
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Jose Ramirez
When it comes to a live show,Hubbard is simply the best ever..
MySean Miller
Freddie so clean not even fair... masterful!!. His articulation quickness sound balance lows highs mids Mr. Masterful smh bravo sir. Creativity beyond insane ladies and gentlemen Freddie Hubbard!!!!..
Claus Curten
Neste tema muito desejado, este grupo revolucionou extraordinariamente....extasiante demonstração do que se pode inovar no jazz....maravilha !!!
Aro tej
Fcking incredible…but then Freddie usually was. That solo at the end….off the chain and then that joking at the end about his chops afterwards is very funny. Love this guy to death. What a master!
Rich Herrera
A real classic performance of an 'istorical composition. It's like they played the history of the piece from Diz to Lee with Art with Freddie putting his artistic, virtuosic, original touch to the tune. A great group. Carl Allen is right on it as a drummer should be. Awesome!
Alfredo Remus
Freddie, number one en el universo del Jazz!!
Aro tej
I just played this again and the solos are totally incredible…both K.G. and Freddie of course who rewrites the book on this tune that Dizzy made so famous. Freddie was da man fer sure.
Alfredo Remus
Freddie, Number one en el universo del Jazz!!
wyndhl eodumegwu
Clifford Brown is spiritually in the house especially with the cadenza - well almost; just good enough!
Chris Hillman
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