''Hub-Tones'' is an album by trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...
recorded on October 10, 1962, and released on the
Blue Note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical co ...
label as BLP 4115 and BST 84115. It contains performances by Hubbard,
James Spaulding
James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...
,
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...
,
Reggie Workman
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.
Career
Early in his career, Workman wo ...
and
Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
Biography
Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malc ...
. The cover artwork was designed by
Reid Miles
Reid Miles (July 4, 1927 – February 2, 1993) was an American graphic designer and photographer best known for his work for Blue Note Records in the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Reid Miles was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1927 but, fo ...
with photography by
Francis Wolff
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Care ...
.
Track listing
''All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated''
#"You're My Everything" (
Mort Dixon
Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist.
Biography
Born in New York City, United States, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published ef ...
,
Harry Warren
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, and
Joe Young) – 6:33
#"Prophet Jennings" – 5:31
#"Hub-Tones" – 8:24
#"Lament for Booker" – 9:39
#"For Spee's Sake" – 8:35
;Compact Disc bonus tracks
#
"You're My Everything" (Alternate Take) – 6:30
#"Hub-Tones" (Alternate Take) – 8:00
#"For Spee's Sake" (Alternate Take) – 7:54
Personnel
*Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...
– trumpet
*James Spaulding
James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...
– alto saxophone, flute
*Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...
– piano
*Reggie Workman
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.
Career
Early in his career, Workman wo ...
– bass
*Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
Biography
Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malc ...
– drums
See also
The concept of the album's cover art was used several times by Blue Note, and has been paid homage by other artists since then, including:
*'' Speakin' My Piece'', a 1960 Horace Parlan album, also on Blue Note
*''Shoutin'
''Shoutin is an album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label. '', a 1963 Don Wilkerson album, also on Blue Note
*'' Shadows in the Night'', a 2015 Bob Dylan album
References
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1963 albums
Freddie Hubbard albums
Blue Note Records albums
Albums produced by Alfred Lion
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio