Freddie Hubbard – The Essential Blue Note Collection – 4CD

Born April 7th 1938, American jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop. This remarkable collection features the finest music Freddie Hubbard ever recorded, all originally made for and released by the esteemed Blue Note label during jazz music's most fertile era. Containing eight full, original albums in all, presented here in perfect remastered quality on 4CDs, this release will delight both existing fans looking for a reasonably priced collection containing the great man's best music, alongside those new to his playing, wondering what all the fuss is about.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Open Sesame – 7:16   2. But Beautiful – 6:27   3. Gypsy Blue – 7:35   4. All or Nothing at All – 5:36   5. One Mint Julep – 6:04   6. Hub’s Nub – 6:52   7. Asiatic Raes – 6:46   8. The Changing Scene – 5:50   9. Karioka – 6:16   10. A Peck a Sec – 5:50   11. I Wished I Knew – 7:49   12. Blues for Brenda – 7:00

CD2:
1. Hub Cap – 5:14   2. Cry Me Not – 4:14   3. Luana – 9:39   4. Osie Mae – 6:50   5. Plexus – 9:01   6. Earmon JR – 6:15   7. Arietis – 6:38   8. Weaver of Dreams – 6:33   9. Marie Antoinette – 6:34   10. Birdlike – 10:13   11. Crisis – 11:39  

CD3: 1. You're My Everything – 6:37   2. Prophet Jennings – 5:31   3. Hub-Tones – 8:24   4. Lament for Booker – 9:41   5. For Spee’s Sake – 8 38   6. Philly Mignon – 5 31   7. Father and Son – 6 37   8. Body and Soul – 6:30   9. Nostrand and Fulton – 7:10   10. Full Moon and Empty Arms – 5:28   11. Assunta – 7:07

CD4:
1. Breaking Point – 10:19   2. Far Away – 10:58   3. Blue Frenzy – 6:24   4. D Minor Mint – 6:25   5. Mirrors (Chambers) - 6:08   6. Mosaic – 8:11   7. Down Under – 5:28   8. Children of the Night – 8:50   9. Arabia – 9:08   10. Crisis – 8:27