Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay
Musicians:
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Lenny White (drums), Joe Henderson (tenor sax).
Composed by Freddie Hubbard
.Recorded: January 27-29, 1970
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
This album was a new direction for Freddie Hubbard. It starts with a rubato section where once again Freddie is his Nogento ("Stanky") self. Then into a great tune with (for the genre) a quite musical and developed solo; funky but he also takes it out a bit—this was the first time I had heard him do that ascending lip trill thing. Nice arrangement with backgrounds behind the soloists. Joe Henderson also plays some great stuff. My buddies and I were excited when this come out, because we played frequently with Lenny White at jam sessions, and it felt to us like he had really ‘made it’ with this release.
Reviewer: Randy Brecker
Other reviews for this track:
- Freddie Hubbard: Red Clay (1970) by Ted Gioia (88/100)
Tags: 1970s jazz · cti · red clay · trumpet
I'd think 96/100. The groove is so deep and the solos so satisfying. Why wasn't/isn't there much more of this type of fusion from Hubbard and others? What did CTI start so good and go so bad? Why is Hubbard's similar "Super Blue" (1978?) long out of print?