Blue Spirits

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FieldValue
nameBlue Spirits
typeAlbum
artistFreddie Hubbard
coverBlue Spirits.jpg
releasedMid February 1967
recordedFebruary 19 & 26, 1965
March 5, 1966
studioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
genreJazz
length44:35 original LP
62:04CD reissue
labelBlue Note
BST 84196
producerAlfred Lion
prev_titleBreaking Point
prev_year1964
next_titleThe Night of the Cookers
next_year1965
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Blue Spirits is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard released on the Blue Note label. It would be his last studio album for Blue Note, recorded in the 1960s. It features performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Joe Henderson, Harold Mabern Jr., Larry Ridley, Clifford Jarvis, Big Black, Kiane Zawadi, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Pete LaRoca. The CD release added tracks from a 1966 session featuring Hosea Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman, and Elvin Jones.

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "The set is seven diverse Hubbard originals and, even though none of the songs caught on to become standards, the music is quite challenging and fairly memorable." As stated in the liner notes, "The use of a fourth horn for this album, coupled with an exclusive focus on Hubbard's compositions, really threw light on the trumpeter's command of harmony, which is such a critical part of both his improvising and writing personality". Hubbard's playing here is among his best, and this album "is arguably the best recorded example of the Hubbard/James Spaulding partnership" which had been ongoing for the previous two years.

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard

  1. "Soul Surge" - 10:24
  2. "Blue Spirits" - 12:14
  3. "Outer Forces" - 9:35
  4. "Cunga Black" - 5:15
  5. "Jodo" - 7:07
  6. "The Melting Pot" - 7:36 Bonus track on CD
  7. "True Colors" - 9:53 Bonus track on CD

Recorded on February 19, 1965 (#1, 4), February 26, 1965 (#2, 3, 5) and March 5, 1966 (#6–7).

Personnel

Tracks 1, 4

Tracks 2–3, 5

Tracks 6–7

Notes

On the CD reissue of Blue Spirits, track 7 is listed as Hancock performing on the celeste, although it sounds like a harpsichord.

References

References

  1. (February 18, 1967). "Album Reviews: Jazz". Billboard.
  2. {{AllMusic
  3. [[Down Beat]]: April 20, 1967 vol. 34, no. 8
  4. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
  5. 2003 reissue liner notes by Bob Blumenthal
  6. 2003 reissue liner notes by Bob Blumenthal

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