Tom 1960 Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Thanks for all the great music, Freddie. You'll always be one of my favs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jazz Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Sad news indeed. I saw him in college in the 70s. He still had it then and put on a great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 The Associated Press obituary for Freddie quotes David Weiss, Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Freddie, Let your eye go to the Sun; your life to the wind; by the meritorious acts that you have done, go to heaven, and then [for rebirth] to the earth again; or, resort to the Waters, if you feel at home there; remain in the herbs with the bodies you propose to take. Rig-Veda X, 16,3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Very upsetting to hear. Saw Freddie at a small place called the Musicians Exchange in South Florida in the mid to late 80's. During his first set he was on fire......tremendous control over his horn.......my brother and I still talk about this set as one of the best live jazz performances we've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 We'll miss you, Freddie. You were great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Been thinking about Freddie today. First noticed him on Dolphy's first Prestige. A couple of years later Joe Segal had me operate his tape recorder at some Wells St. club to record Freddie and a band I don't remember. I'm sure Joe still has the tapes. Next was his quintet in Madison around 1971 - Junior Cook was in the band. The next deal was at a record store in Boston (I was in charge) and Freddie said "Damn, you have all the old Blue Notes, that costs you money, thanks". This was in his CTI period. Had a couple of later experiences in a festival setting. Was impressed with him early on but paid more attention when Lester Bowie told me "Freddie is a mother fucker". Lester wanted him to play Louis in a biopic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Sad but not unexpected. I saw Freddie live once, with what I think may have been the first performace of the VSOP quintet- Freddie was blowin' the roof off the place that night! Thanks for tons of great music and for being an adventurous spirit- hard bop, Ascension, East broadway Rundown, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) Glad (for what reason, I don't know) to hear that Lester dug Freddie, Chuck. For some reason I was thinking that that might not have been the case, at least not fully. Edited December 30, 2008 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Been thinking about Freddie today. First noticed him on Dolphy's first Prestige. A couple of years later Joe Segal had me operate his tape recorder at some Wells St. club to record Freddie and a band I don't remember. Possibly the Breaking Point quintet w/Spaulding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 The Music Lives Thanks Freddie R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 RIP, Freddie. Thanks for the fantastic music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Very sad. RIP, Freddie. Two quotes from Freddie come to mind. The first was from the documentary "Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz," where Freddie talked about how cool Alfred Lion was, that Art Blakey invited him back to his house "when we wouldn't invite me!" The other was Freddie describing playing in Blakey's band: "Art had a heavy foot, and he kept it planted in your ass. You had to play." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I haven't read all the posts, but I'm told that Freddie died from a combination of cirhhosis of the liver and lung disease from smokong various things over his lifetime. What the hell, he made it to 70...didn't need to take out assisted living insurance!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 RIP FREDDIE HUBBARD, GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL YOUR RECORDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 rest easy Freddie Hubbard! dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 R.I.P. Freddie, and thanks for the music that you've shared with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I remember being knocked out by a band that Freddie led in 1969 at Ahmad Jamal's Club Tejar on S. Michigan Ave. -- James Spaulding, Kenny Barron, Junie Booth, and (I think) Louis Hayes. That was some rhythm section. Don't believe this particular quintet was recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Next was his quintet in Madison around 1971 - Junior Cook was in the band. Also saw him in '71 - my first jazz concert. I think Lenny White was on drums (don't remember who was on bass/piano). Saw him again at Keystone Korner in '74 and then once more in '77 at the Berkeley Greek with VSOP. Always been a big fan. RIP, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 So many great albums, I don't even know where to begin. Open Sesame, Ready for Freddie, Hub-Tones, Blue Spirits, Straight Life, Red Clay.... and that doesn't even touch on the Atlantic stuff that I've never heard. Remedied that with a trip to Half Price Books, where they had the 2-LP The Art of Freddie Hubbard. Spinning it right now; very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 today i met this black dude who i thought was not a day older then 46.......but actually he really is 81 years old! he is hella old. didn't look a day over 46. did freddie hubbard die at age seventy beacuse of "the '70s"? as far as partying too much, and it being the 70s, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 So many great albums, I don't even know where to begin. Open Sesame, Ready for Freddie, Hub-Tones, Blue Spirits, Straight Life, Red Clay.... and that doesn't even touch on the Atlantic stuff that I've never heard. Remedied that with a trip to Half Price Books, where they had the 2-LP The Art of Freddie Hubbard. Spinning it right now; very nice! Yeah, thats a nice set - I'm going to bring it out today too. A good way also to sample the 'Songmy' material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 So many great albums, I don't even know where to begin. Open Sesame, Ready for Freddie, Hub-Tones, Blue Spirits, Straight Life, Red Clay.... and that doesn't even touch on the Atlantic stuff that I've never heard. Remedied that with a trip to Half Price Books, where they had the 2-LP The Art of Freddie Hubbard. Spinning it right now; very nice! Yeah, thats a nice set - I'm going to bring it out today too. A good way also to sample the 'Songmy' material. The Atlantics are underrated. 'Sing Me a Song of Songmy' is patchy (it was an experiment which the Hubbard group was only one element) and 'A Soul Experiment' is a waste, but 'Backlash', 'High Blues Pressure' and 'The Black Angel' are all terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 His contribution to this classic is something among many to remember him by. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i remember a long interview(cadence maybe) quite some time ago where he spoke of wanting to get his jazz chops back and how hard it was after working for years in the hollywood studios where the pay was great, but the music wasnt challenging or satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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