Description

The second of trumpeter Freddie Hubbards two Impulse albums features the 25-year old in three separate settings. He is heard along with a tenor-saxophonist backed by strings (Skylark, I Got It Bad and Chocolate Shake are all given beautiful treatments), with a 16-piece band and in a septet with Eric Dolphy and Wayne Shorter. This well-rounded and highly recommended showcase shows why Freddie Hubbard was considered the top trumpeter to emerge during the early 60s.

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Art Davis, bass
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Curtis Fuller, trombone
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone
Louis Hayes, drums