Description
Despite having performed on several of the most revolutionary avant-garde jazz records of the 1960s, including Ornette Colemans Free Jazz and John Coltranes Ascension, Freddie Hubbards own albums tended to hew closer to the mainstream. Perhaps no other single album captures the trumpeters awe-inspiring breadth of ability and versatility than Breaking Point!, which was recorded in May 1964 shortly after Hubbard had departed Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers in order to form his own band. On this 6-song set featuring 5 of Hubbards original compositions, his new quintetwith James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Ronnie Mathews on piano, Eddie Khan on bass, and Joe Chambers on drumsmoves assuredly across vast stylistic terrain.
On the stunning title track alone the band shifts from free-form exploration into a playful Calypso and back with ease. The rest of the program traverses modal jazz (Far Away), the blues (Blue Frenzy), and stunningly beautiful balladry (Chambers Mirrors) to create one of the more remarkable albums in Hubbards formidable Blue Note oeuvre. via Label
Label: Blue Note
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Reissued: 2015 / Original Release: 1964
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Modal
File under: Blue Note
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