Freddie Hubbard

 

Artist:  Freddie Hubbard
Birth Name:  Frederick Dewayne Hubbard
Born:  April 7, 1938.  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died:  December 29, 2008 (Aged 70).  Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader

Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, French Horn, Mellophone

Freddie Hubbard was an American Jazz Trumpeter.  He was known for playing in the Bebop, Hard Bop and Post-Bop Styles from the early 1960s onwards.  He was at the age of 20, he began playing with some of the best Jazz players of the era, including Philly Joe Jones, Sonny Rollins, Slide Hampton, Eric Dolphy, J.J. Johnson, and Quincy Jones.

Title:  Open Sesame (Special Edition) (2025) 

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  Ermitage Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Open Sesame (7:13)

 2.  But Beautiful (6:28)

 3.  Gypsy Blue (6:25)

Side Two:

 1.  All Or Nothing At All (5:36)

 2.  One Mint Julep (6:03)

 3.  Hub's Nub (7:03)

Personnel:

Freddie Hubbard:  Trumpt

Tina Brooks:  Tenor Saxophone

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Sam Jones:  Bass

Clifford Jarvis:  Drums

Open Sesame is the debut album by Freddie Hubbard, originally released in 1980 by Blue Note Rccords, remastered and reissued on February 21, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.