Freddie Hubbard – Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner (2011) [HDTracks 24bit/44,1kHz]

Freddie Hubbard – Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 64:11 minutes | 443 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Captured live at San Francisco’s historic Keystone Korner Jazz Club in 1980, trumpet master Freddie Hubbard was at the top of his game. Hubbard is joined by an all-star cast, who perform his most challenging repertoire. This is a funky, sophisticated and melodic outing that is sure to please Hubbard fans and audiophiles. The album features previously unreleased material. It also includes the only known recording of Hubbard performing Coltrane’s massive hit “Giant Steps”.

Considered by many to be among the top echelon of jazz trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard is at a career peak during these live performances, recorded with two different groups during several 1980 sets at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco. The core group includes pianist Billy Childs and bassist Larry Klein, with either Eddie Marshall or Sinclair Lott on drums. Hubbard’s take-no-prisoners attitude is apparent in a power-packed performance of his “The Intrepid Fox” (adding trombonist Phil Ranelin and tenor saxophonist David Schnitter), though the spotlight is on the leader, aside from a brief feature for Lott. Childs switches to Fender Rhodes for Hubbard’s driving bossa nova “First Light,” while “Happiness Is Now” is a funky affair. Hubbard was underrated as a ballad interpreter, though his poignant take of Michel Legrand’s “The Summer Knows” (from the film Summer of ’42) is a brilliant showcase for him on flügelhorn. One of the great thrills is Hubbard’s first known recording of “Giant Steps,” with the leader tackling it with his sextet at a fast tempo, showcasing tenor saxophonist Hadley Caliman and Childs, as well. This well-packaged, previously unissued music from producer Todd Barkan’s (the owner of the long defunct club) personal archives, includes detailed liner notes by several contributors and lots of period photographs.

Tracklist:
01 – The Intrepid Fox
02 – First Light
03 – One of Another Kind
04 – Happiness Is Now
05 – The Summer Knows (Summer of ’42)
06 – Blues for Duane
07 – Giant Steps

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