{"product_id":"ready-for-freddie-vinyl","title":"Ready For Freddie (Blue Note Classic Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Indianapolis-born trumpeter Freddie Hubbard introduced his prodigious talent on Blue Note Records with a run of remarkable albums recorded thru the early 1960s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAt first rooted firmly in hard bop,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan to broaden his approach on his masterwork \u003ci\u003eReady for Freddie\u003c\/i\u003e, recorded in August 1961. “The way in which I’m most interested in going is Coltrane-like,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etold liner note writer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNat Hentoff\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad recorded with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColtrane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearlier in the year on the saxophonist’s Atlantic album \u003ci\u003eOlé Coltrane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfrica\/Brass\u003c\/i\u003e for Impulse.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efurther explained, “I mean different ways of playing the changes so that you get a wider play of colors.” To paint with those colors\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eassembled a band that included three musicians from Coltrane’s orbit: bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e, pianist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcCoy Tyner\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe date also marked the first collaboration between Hubbard and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter\u003c\/strong\u003e, a startlingly original saxophonist and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoon-to-be bandmate in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jazz Messengers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhen the trumpeter replaced\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Blakey’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eflagship band later that year on seminal Blue Note albums including \u003ci\u003eMosaic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBuhaina’s Delight\u003c\/i\u003e. Rounding out the unique sextet on \u003ci\u003eReady for Freddie\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard McKinney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon euphonium, a mellow-toned brass instrument that enhanced the ensemble’s tonal palette. The album opens with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esprightly tune “Arietis,” a nod to his astrological sign Aries, before down-shifting into the sublime ballad “Weaver of Dreams,” a stunning performance by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhere both his brilliant tone and awe-inspiring technical command of his horn are on full display. Following\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShorter’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejaunty tune “Marie Antoinette,” the band pays homage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efleet-footed tune “Birdlike.” The album comes to a close with the expansive and explosive “Crisis,” a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal that sought to capture some of the simmering tensions of the early-1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50698964304186,"sku":"602435967912","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/6449\/4906\/files\/fhub__17197.jpg?v=1740355238","url":"https:\/\/titlemusicfilmbooks.com\/products\/ready-for-freddie-vinyl","provider":"TITLE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}