Freddie Hubbard - Ready For Freddie
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard [click here to see more products featuring Freddie Hubbard]
Piano – McCoy Tyner [click here to see more products featuring McCoy Tyner]
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter [click here to see more products featuring Wayne Shorter]
Drums – Elvin Jones [click here to see more products featuring Elvin Jones]
Bass – Art Davis
Euphonium – Bernard McKinney
Written by Freddie Hubbard (A1, B1-2), Jack Elliott (A2), Victor Young (A2), Wayne Shorter (A3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal (Germany)
Label : Blue Note Classic vinyl Series
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded August 21, 1961 - Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in April 1962
Reissued in October 2021
Tracks :
Side A:
1. Arietis
2. Weaver Of Dreams
3. Marie-Antoinette
Side B:
1. Birdlike
2. Crisis
Reviews:
“Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard really came into his own during this Blue Note session. He is matched with quite an all-star group (tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Art Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones in addition to Bernard McKinney on euphonium), introduces two of his finest compositions ("Birdlike" and "Crisis"), and is quite lyrical on his ballad feature, "Weaver of Dreams." Hubbard's sidemen all play up to par and this memorable session is highly recommended; it's one of the trumpeter's most rewarding Blue Note albums.” Allmusic Review by Scott Yanow.
This is a complete note-for-note album transcription of Freddie Hubbard’s record “Ready for Freddie”. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard really came into his own during this Blue Note session. He is matched with an all-star group of tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Art Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones in addition to Bernard McKinney on euphonium, introducing two of his finest compositions (“Birdlike” and “Crisis”), and is quite lyrical on his ballad feature, “Weaver of Dreams.” Hubbard’s sidemen all play exceptionally, and this memorable session is highly recommended; it’s one of the trumpeter’s most rewarding Blue Note albums.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.88 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 4 / 4 : The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide : 5 / 5