Ready for Freddie
| Ready for Freddie | ||||
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| Studio album by Freddie Hubbard | ||||
| Released | Mid April 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded |
August 21, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 42:33 original LP | |||
| Label |
Blue Note BST 84085 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Freddie Hubbard chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Ready for Freddie is the fourth album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and was released on the Blue Note label in 1962 as BLP 4085 and BST 84085. In 2003, it was remastered and published on CD support. The two alternate takes didn't appear on the original LP. It features performances by Hubbard, Bernard McKinney, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis and Elvin Jones. The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[4]
Track listing
- "Arietis" - 6:41
- "Weaver of Dreams" (Elliott, Young) - 6:35
- "Marie Antoinette" (Shorter) - 6:38
- "Birdlike" - 10:15
- "Crisis" - 11:33
- "Arietis" [alternate take] - 5:51
- "Marie Antoinette" [alternate take] (Shorter) - 6:15
- All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated
Personnel
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Bernard McKinney - euphonium
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Art Davis - double bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
- ↑ Billboard Apr 28, 1962
- ↑ Allmusic Review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Yanow, S. Hard Bop accessed December 7, 2009
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