Breaking Point!

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FieldValue
nameBreaking Point!
typeAlbum
artistFreddie Hubbard
coverBreaking Point (album).jpg
releasedAugust 1964
recordedMay 7, 1964
studioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
genreJazz
length40:12
labelBlue Note
BST 84172
producerAlfred Lion
prev_titleDoin' the Thang!
prev_year1963
next_titleBlue Spirits
next_year1965
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Breaking Point! is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the Blue Note label. This album features Joe Chambers' recording debut. Although it features performances by Hubbard's recent collaborators Ronnie Mathews and Eddie Khan, it was a departure in style from his work with Mathews and the Jazz Messengers.

Reception

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic commented "The pure energy Hubbard injected into this ensemble, and the sheer originality of this music beyond peers like Miles Davis and Lee Morgan, identified Hubbard as the newest of new voices on his instrument. Breaking Point has stood the test of time as a recording far ahead of mid-'60s post-bop, and is an essential item for all listeners of incendiary progressive jazz". Chris Slawecki in his review for Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century called the album "a crackling mixture of free atonality, beautiful melody and blues feeling."

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as noted

  1. "Breaking Point" - 10:19
  2. "Far Away" - 10:58
  3. "Blue Frenzy" - 6:23
  4. "D Minor Mint" - 6:24
  5. "Mirrors" (Chambers) - 6:08
  6. "Blue Frenzy" [Alternate take] - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Mirrors" [Alternate take] - 3:23 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Charts

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References

References

  1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rUUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=hubbard+Breaking&pg=PA36 ''Billboard'' Aug 29, 1964]
  2. "Breaking Point! - Freddie Hubbard {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits". [[AllMusic]].
  3. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
  4. (2014). "Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century". Routledge.

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