This CD, Freddie Hubbard's last Blue Note release of the 1960s (with the exception of the blowing session The Night of the Cookers), adds two numbers to the original LP program and features the great trumpeter in three challenging settings ranging from a sextet to an octet.
Hubbard uses such sidemen as altoist James Spaulding, tenors Joe Henderson and Hank Mobley, the euphonium of Kiane Zawadi, pianists Harold Mabern, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock, bassists Larry Ridley, Bob Cranshaw and Reggie Workman, drummers Clifford Jarvis, Pete La Roca and Elvin Jones, the congas of Big Black and on one song bassoonist Hosea Taylor.
The set is comprised of seven diverse Hubbard originals and, even though none of the songs caught on to become standards, the music is quite challenging and fairly memorable.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul SurgeFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 10:25 | 23 MB | 60 MB |
| 2 | Cunga BlackFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Blue SpiritsFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 12:14 | 28 MB | 76 MB |
| 4 | Outer ForcesFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 09:35 | 21 MB | 64 MB |
| 5 | JodoFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Black | Congas |
| 2 | Bob Cranshaw | Bass |
| 3 | Herbie Hancock | Guest Artist |
| 4 | Joe Henderson | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 5 | Freddie Hubbard | Composer, Horn, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 6 | Clifford Jarvis | Drums |
| 7 | Elvin Jones | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Bernard Kinney | Euphonium |
| 9 | Pete La Roca | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 10 | Harold Mabern | Piano |
| 11 | Hank Mobley | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 12 | Larry Ridley | Bass |
| 13 | James Spaulding | Flute, Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 14 | McCoy Tyner | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 15 | Reggie Workman | Guest Artist |
| 16 | Kiane Zawadi | Euphonium, Horn |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |