This 1962 effort was Freddie Hubbard's first recording under his own name for Impulse! Fellow Jazz Messenger Curtis Fuller and newcomer John Gilmore color the proceedings with added trombone and tenor saxophone, respectively.
These rock-solid post-bop horn players are backed by the formidable rhythm section of Tommy Flanagan on piano, Art Davis on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums.
Hubbard's shimmering style and clear tone show a clear debt to the late Clifford Brown and a nod to the bold sonic curiosity of John Coltrane.
These are some hot young players pushing a classic format forward.
The opening track is Duke Ellington's intoxicating "Caravan." The horns play the theme loosely above the dark undercurrent of Davis' and Hayes' playing.
The piece explodes into a Hubbard solo that shows why he was the most talked-about young trumpeter of that era.
The exceptional quality of his tone and range are amply displayed in his Latin-tinged version of the tender Gershwin standard "Summertime." On the closing track, "The 7th Day," Hubbard and his sextet ride a sultry cool jazz groove for all it's worth and build patiently to some bold exchanges, bowing out with a slow fade.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaravanDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 07:32 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 2 | Bob's PlaceFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Happy TimesFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 10:11 | 23 MB | 62 MB |
| 4 | SummertimeGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 10:16 | 23 MB | 55 MB |
| 5 | The 7th DayFreddie Hubbard | Freddie Hubbard | Play | 10:51 | 24 MB | 65 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 258 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cuscuna | Reissue Producer |
| 2 | Art Davis | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 3 | DZN | Repackaging Design |
| 4 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 5 | Tommy Flanagan | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 6 | Flynn | Artwork |
| 7 | Curtis Fuller | Guest Artist, Trombone |
| 8 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 9 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | John Gilmore | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 11 | Burt Goldblatt | Photography |
| 12 | Louis Hayes | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 13 | DuBose Heyward | Composer |
| 14 | Freddie Hubbard | Composer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 15 | Hollis King | Art Direction |
| 16 | Andy Kman | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Erick Labson | Digital Remastering |
| 18 | Joe Lebow | Liner Design |
| 19 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 20 | Dan Morgenstern | Liner Notes |
| 21 | Freddie Paloma | Graphic Design |
| 22 | Kevin Reeves | Mastering |
| 23 | Lee Tanner | Photography |
| 24 | Bob Thiele | Producer |
| 25 | Juan Tizol | Composer |
| 26 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 27 | Vartan | Art Direction |
| 28 | Harry Weinger | Reissue Supervisor |
| 29 | Isabelle Wong | Design |
| 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). |