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Wow, thanks everybody, that's my Christmas money from mum spent a few times over. It's going to be a good January 
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I like all the Freddie recordings mentioned above.
One of my very favorites that wasn't mentioned is what I believe to be a pretty rare CTI recording from the 70s. It is "Blue Moses" and the leader is pianist Randy Weston.
It has an African theme and a combo within a big band. The other horn players in the combo are Grover Washington Jr. and Hubert Laws. Freddie really plays dazzling solos and the whole thing just pulsates like crazy. Lew Soloff is the lead trumpet in the big band, which also features Ron Carter and Billy Cobham.
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| markp wrote: | I like all the Freddie recordings mentioned above.
One of my very favorites that wasn't mentioned is what I believe to be a pretty rare CTI recording from the 70s. It is "Blue Moses" and the leader is pianist Randy Weston.
It has an African theme and a combo within a big band. The other horn players in the combo are Grover Washington Jr. and Hubert Laws. Freddie really plays dazzling solos and the whole thing just pulsates like crazy. Lew Soloff is the lead trumpet in the big band, which also features Ron Carter and Billy Cobham.
Very exciting listening. |
Yeah, I listened to that one a million times back in the day!!!
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| markp wrote: | I like all the Freddie recordings mentioned above.
One of my very favorites that wasn't mentioned is what I believe to be a pretty rare CTI recording from the 70s. It is "Blue Moses" and the leader is pianist Randy Weston. |
Wow. I wasn't aware of this recording. It's now on my list.
When I first saw the title of this thread my first thought was: All of them.
I don't think I saw Dexter Gordon's Generation. Definitely get that one and a bunch more. |
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| "The Body & The Soul" |
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All of the replies so far are spot on, and I second the notion that you should get as many of them as you can. Here are few that I would particularly recommend:
1) First Light - first CTI record (I think) for Freddie. It's got the strings and everything, but his playing is gorgeous on it
2) Above and Beyond - killer live date from early 80s
3) Blues and the Abstract Truth (oliver Nelson) - again, a classic record with classic performances. Dolphy is also killer on this.
4) there are two Blue Note albums from the mid 80s that feature Hubbard with Woody Shaw....(Eternal Triangle and Double Take)
Just get 'em all! =
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So many great recordings listed already!
I'll second Dexter Gordon's Generation and Freddie's The Body and the Soul as two of my favorites.
Three other favorites of mine (that I don't believe were mentioned yet) are Freddie's The Hub of Hubbard and Straight Life, and Bill Evans' Interplay.
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I have it on vinyl!
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Thanks everyone, raided my dad's collection and the local library and have picked up
Speak no evil
Blues and the abstract truth
Speak no evil
Out to lunch
Maiden voyage
- that'll keep me going for a little while, and I'll hunt out the others.
Cheers,
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| Keystone Bop, both volumes, and 3 Blind Mice by Art Blakey. Freddie's solo on blue moon is amazing. |
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The Hub of Hubbard - there is so much great stuff on his solo on Without a Song to lift--in fact, I don't hesitate for a moment saying that this is definitely one of my top 10 favorite solos by Freddie. Definitely love The Love Connection, there is some beautiful orchestration on that record too and Freddie simply plays great. Also I don't believe anyone has mentioned the Art Blakey records Ugetsu and Kyoto, Freddie is in top form on both of those records and how can you go wrong with any 60's Messengers album? On a rarer note, if you can get a hold of Hot Horn, it's an outstanding live date with a burning rendition of The Intrepid Fox. Also, Freddie plays great on both of the Griffith Park Collection records (Vol. 1 & 2) which also feature Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White. And I almost forgot, V.S.O.P.'s Tempest in the Colosseum has outstanding solos by Hub on The Eye of the Hurricane, Maiden Voyage, and Eighty-One.
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| intrepidpooch wrote: | | On a rarer note, if you can get a hold of Hot Horn, it's an outstanding live date with a burning rendition of The Intrepid Fox. |
That's the only track I really like on that album, but it was worth raiding the discount bin for it. There's another album from that same session (I can't recall what it's called, though).
Oh, Breaking Point is pretty darn cool, too.
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| intrepidpooch wrote: | | Jon Arnold wrote: | | "The Body & The Soul" |
Yes, yes, and yes! His solo on Thermo is worth the price of admission alone! |
Most people forget this one, but there is some bad stuff on there. I remember reading somewhere that Freddie said that The Body & The Soul was some of his favorite playing.
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| Quote: | | I realized that he uses 2 scales more than any other: The Dom7 bebop and Diminished Whole Tone scales. |
You can't diminish a whole tone scale, for the obvious reason - you create something other than whole tones. That sounds like a made up label for something players know intuitively.
I love Freddie! I'm glad I got to hang with him a few times.
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I'll always have a soft spot for "Blue Moses." There's just something about Freddie's swagger on that one. For those just starting out, I would suggest "Blues and the Abstract Truth" and Dexter's "Doin' All Right" as good places to start. Of course, many, many more classics I could list.
Some of my favorite Freddie stuff is when he is playing as a sideman (sorry for any repeats):
Jackie McLean - Bluesnik
Kenny Drew - Undecurrent
Tina Brooks - True Blue
Duke Pearson - Right Touch, Sweet Honey Bee
Quincy Jones (The Quintescence sp?)
with Eric Dolphy (Outward Bound, Out To Lunch)
Don Sebesky (Giant Box), CTI - (must be 70s? )
Plenty more that I haven't mentioned, but those are just a few of my faves.
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All of them.....Even the CTI's
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