Freddy Hubbard: Super Blue

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[Fai Mao]

Oh boy was he good. This is the whole album

Freddy Hubbard: Super Blue

[TChad]

I saw him once, forever ago, at a club in Hermosa Beach, CA. Whew.

[Olog-hai]

Bebop, the roller coaster version of jazz.

[jobim]

Was that The Lighthouse? A legendary jazz club that I had a number of jazz albums
from, but by the time I finally hitchiked to the coast to go there (circa 1972) it had,
most unfortunately, become a rock and roll place.

I saw Freddie a number of times in the early 70s in Chicago at small clubs. A tremendous
talent, but seemed to lack the character of a great such as Miles Davis, and hence his
career was rather brief and disjointed. But in sheer playing ability, he was awesome.

[Fai Mao]

I don’t know much about the musicology of Jazz but I’ve always liked Freddy Hubbard

[TChad]

Was that The Lighthouse?

Yes.

Apparently it is still open, as The Lighthouse Cafe: http://www.thelighthousecafe.net/index.html

I wish I could remember the name of Freddie Hubbard's piano player that night. He was fantastic.

[real saxophonist]

Freddy Hubbard and Woody Shaw are probably my two favourite trumpet players.

[jobim]

Possibly Kenny Baron, Roland Hanna, or Herbie Hancock - all fantastic.

[jobim]

Woody Shaw is top drawer. I saw him at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo in 1973.

[Mozilla]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mldFg2HCCGg

[TChad]

Possibly Kenny Baron, Roland Hanna, or Herbie Hancock - all fantastic.

Hanna sounds familiar, but I'm not sure. It definitely was not Herbie.

Thanks.

[TChad]

Thanks. It would have been fun to have lived nearby.