Freddie Hubbard
Flugal Horn Solo on
Fantasy in D

About

Freddie Hubbard's flugal horn solo is the first of two solos on this recording, followed by Hubert Laws on flute. Spanning three choruses of the 12-bar form in D at a relaxed 86 BPM with a Latin feel, Hubbard's flugelhorn work is fluid and lyrical, the instrument's rounder sound encouraging a more relaxed, melodic approach to his soloing. Hubbard's flugelhorn solo brings a warmer, rounder tone than the trumpet, lending the improvisation a lyrical quality well suited to the material.

Freddie Hubbard was 32 to 33 years old at the time.