Hubbard

This is some fat Freddie Hubbard footage. I’m thinking this is very early 60s Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey, of course, on drums. Hubbard has always been one of my favorite trumpet players, behind Miles and Dizzy, and this first solo confirms that. He’s lightning fast but never sacrifices the groove for the sake of showing off. This song has some exemplary call-and-response that gives it the feel of an old spiritual. It’s too bad the clip is so short.