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Indianapolis-born trumpeter Freddie Hubbard demonstrated his extraordinary talent at Blue Note Records with a series of remarkable albums recorded in the early 1960s. Although he contributed to some of the label's most revolutionary avant-garde jazz records, including Ornette Coleman's “Free Jazz” and John Coltrane's “Ascension”, Freddie Hubbard's own albums tended to be more mainstream. Few other albums capture the trumpeter's impressive range and versatility as well as “Breaking Point!”, recorded in May 1964 shortly after Hubbard left Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers to form his own band. On this 6-song set featuring 5 original compositions by Hubbard, his new quintet – with James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Ronnie Mathews on piano, Eddie Khan on bass and Joe Chambers on drums – moves confidently through a wide stylistic spectrum. In the breathtaking title track alone, the band switches effortlessly from free improvisation to a playful calypso and back again. The rest of the program includes modal jazz (“Far Away”), blues (“Blue Frenzy”) and breathtakingly beautiful ballads (Chambers' “Mirrors”), forming one of the most remarkable albums in Hubbard's impressive Blue Note oeuvre.
As part of the extremely popular “Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic by the legendary Kevin Gray, who is also responsible for Blue Note US's analog reissues such as “Tone Poet” and “Classic Vinyl” – as a limited Japan only UHQCD with OBI stripe. The original recording session for “Breaking Point!” took place on May 7, 1964, at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
UHQCD
1. Breaking Point
2. Far Away
3. Blue Frenzy
4. D Minor Mint
5. Mirrors