1 Take It To The Ozone 09:41 2 First Light19:35 3 One Of A Kind 07:57 4 Destiny's Children19:32 5 Egad 13:02 6 Phoebe's Samba 07:00 7 But Beautiful 09:16 8 C.O.R.E. 13:55
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard has spent much of his time in recent years making the rounds of clinics and classrooms explaining to new generations of musicians just what is this thing called jazz. The trumpeter's signature sound, biting attack and fluid, harmonically brilliant improvisations have been showcased in the past few years in the context of appearing as a guest star soloist, headlining ensembles assembled for national and international tours, and leading units in studio projects, the last of which, "Bolivia" (MusicMasters 5063), amply demonstrated how Freddie Hubbard still has his own unique story to tell. But these discs, recorded live at New York's Fat Tuesday's, a sliver of a club nestled in a basement room on the city's east side, potentially marks the next turning point in his career. "I haven't had a steady group for a long time," Hubbard relates. "I think right now it would be good to get together with some young cats, get a sound with them and they'll be the guys of the future." The band Hubbard assembled for this date could very well become that unit, for it consists of some of the most outstanding musicians from the present wave of young jazz traditionalists breathing new life into this art form, and are well aware of Freddie's own contribution to his instrument and jazz as a whole.
