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[Christiern]

There is sad word that Freddie Hubbard was admitted to ICU at Sherman Oaks Hospital yesterday. Does not sound good. Please post anything you find out about this.

Edited by Christiern, 18 December 2008 - 03:04 PM.

[ValerieB]

he actually went into the hospital last week, maybe Wednesday night. he's got big problems with his heart, kidneys and liver. it seems he really needs a miracle and i sincerely hope he gets it.

[RDK]

Wishing him all the best.

[Free For All]

Best wishes and positive thoughts for one of my favorite trumpet players.

[jazzbo]

Man. . . best wishes for a recovery!

[BruceH]

This is terrible news. My best hopes and wishes go out to him.

[sidewinder]

Damn - hope he pulls through OK. Will be keeping fingers crossed.

[ValerieB]

he has definitely improved since last Thursday so we have reason to be hopeful.

[Dave James]

Geez, it seems like not a day goes by of late without someone who was important to the music passing away. Maybe this time around, the big guy upstairs will give Freddie a pass.

Up over and out.

[Hardbopjazz]

I hope he does get a pass from the guys upstairs and a new set of lips so he can blow like the old days.
He was and is a trur master on the trumpet. All the best for a speedy recovery. It's hard to believe he is 70 already.

Edited by Hardbopjazz, 02 December 2008 - 04:47 PM.

[Holy Ghost]

One of my favorite trumpeters! Hope he gets well soon. Best Wishes!

[JohnS]

Get well soon Freddie.

[Alexi]

There is sad word that Freddie Hubbard was admitted to ICU at Sherman Oaks Hospital yesterday. Does not sound good. Please post anything you find out about this.

Charli Persip told me that he is on life support and it doesn't look good.

[ValerieB]

There is sad word that Freddie Hubbard was admitted to ICU at Sherman Oaks Hospital yesterday. Does not sound good. Please post anything you find out about this.

Charli Persip told me that he is on life support and it doesn't look good.

well, i heard much more positive news: he is improving and they are soon removing the breathing apparatus, if they haven't already done so.

[CJ Shearn]

get well Freddie, love ya man.

[Holy Ghost]

That's good news Valerie! Get well Freddie!

Edited by Holy Ghost, 04 December 2008 - 11:14 PM.

[ValerieB]

That's good news Valerie! Get well Freddie!

the further good news is that he may be out of ICU and into a regular room soon!! he's still got a long way to go but definite progress has been happening. yeah!

Edited by ValerieB, 05 December 2008 - 02:51 PM.

[sidewinder]

Fabulous. Hope he's out soon !

[Holy Ghost]

Any updates? Is he out of the ICU?

[ValerieB]

Any updates? Is he out of the ICU?

i know that as of this past Sunday, he was not out of ICU but continuing to make remarkable progress. the word is that he is now awake and alert although not speaking because of apparatus in his throat. he gave a "thumbs up" to a mutual friend!

[Holy Ghost]

Thanks again for the update. Glad to hear he's making progress!

[JSngry]

It occurs to me that the letter "U" is one over from the letter "T".

So let's make "CTI" "CUI".

Now, let's follow this "one over" principal on our new acronym.

"CUI" now becomes "ICU".

So you see, the progression from CTI to ICU has been a logical one based on some very simple, easy to follow principals.

Now, let's look at "ICU" and put the "T" back.

We now have "TCU" (Freddy's not from Fort Worth is he? Didn't think so...)

Now, anybody can see that "C" is really a little more than half of an "O". The object of life being to fulfill it's fullest potential, let's encourage/manifest that and make/most fully realize "TCU" into "TOU".

Again, life is nothing if not a series of events guided by some underlying inevitabilities, in this case, the "one over" principal.

Therefore, it is only fitting that "TOU" becomes "OUT".

Getting OUT of the ICU is therefore inevitable for Freddie, and the sooner the better!

[Joe G]

[Aggie87]

There's a building not too far from my home here that houses Freddie Records, which is a Tejano label/studio. They've got this great rotating sign (same as below image) out front that always makes me think of Freddie Hubbard though. Get better, Freddie!

[ValerieB]

It occurs to me that the letter "U" is one over from the letter "T".

So let's make "CTI" "CUI".

Now, let's follow this "one over" principal on our new acronym.

"CUI" now becomes "ICU".

So you see, the progression from CTI to ICU has been a logical one based on some very simple, easy to follow principals.

Now, let's look at "ICU" and put the "T" back.

We now have "TCU" (Freddy's not from Fort Worth is he? Didn't think so...)

Now, anybody can see that "C" is really a little more than half of an "O". The object of life being to fulfill it's fullest potential, let's encourage/manifest that and make/most fully realize "TCU" into "TOU".

Again, life is nothing if not a series of events guided by some underlying inevitabilities, in this case, the "one over" principal.

Therefore, it is only fitting that "TOU" becomes "OUT".

Getting OUT of the ICU is therefore inevitable for Freddie, and the sooner the better!

you sure are trippin'!!

[Tom 1960]

Any new news on Freddie's condition? I didn't realise Freddie was ill until I heard on Sonny Buxton's program on KCSM he made mention that Freddie was hospitalized.

[ValerieB]

Any new news on Freddie's condition? I didn't realise Freddie was ill until I heard on Sonny Buxton's program on KCSM he made mention that Freddie was hospitalized.

nothing new as far as i know. he's still in ICU.

[king ubu]

got this in a mail:
http://www.washingto...bard-in-a-coma/

in short, this seems to be the case here, I assume:

David Weiss Says: December 15th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

I’m sorry but most of this story is not true.
Freddie did not collapse, he was having trouble breathing and was taken by ambulance to Sherman Oaks hospital on Wednesday, November 26. He did have a heart attack. He was unconscious for a couple of days, induced by his doctors who thought the treatment they were giving him would cause him too much pain if he was conscious. He has been awake for around two weeks now. He is still hooked up to breathing apparatus but again is conscious and coherent. He is getting stronger every day but has a ways to go.

I'm a bit ambivalent about much of Hubbard's music (at least his leader albums) and about him as a trumpet player, but there's no denying he's on a ton of great albums (and as a sideman always at least holding his own!). I wish him well, of course!

[Hot Ptah]

It occurs to me that the letter "U" is one over from the letter "T".

So let's make "CTI" "CUI".

Now, let's follow this "one over" principal on our new acronym.

"CUI" now becomes "ICU".

So you see, the progression from CTI to ICU has been a logical one based on some very simple, easy to follow principals.

Now, let's look at "ICU" and put the "T" back.

We now have "TCU" (Freddy's not from Fort Worth is he? Didn't think so...)

Now, anybody can see that "C" is really a little more than half of an "O". The object of life being to fulfill it's fullest potential, let's encourage/manifest that and make/most fully realize "TCU" into "TOU".

Again, life is nothing if not a series of events guided by some underlying inevitabilities, in this case, the "one over" principal.

Therefore, it is only fitting that "TOU" becomes "OUT".

Getting OUT of the ICU is therefore inevitable for Freddie, and the sooner the better!

According to John Szwed's biography, Sun Ra thought like that.

[Noj]

Red Clay was among my first jazz purchases. RIP Freddie, and thank you for all the great music.