Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet Solo on
Delphia

About

Freddie Hubbard's trumpet solo is the first of two solos on this recording, followed by Herbie Hancock on electric piano. Spanning two choruses of the 68-bar AB form in F at a brisk 152 BPM with a waltz feel in 3/4 time, Hubbard's two-chorus trumpet solo unfolds with a melodic grace that reveals the depth of his artistry beyond the fiery virtuosity for which he was best known, his warm, burnished tone perfectly suited to the waltz rhythm's gentle sway.

Freddie Hubbard was 31 to 32 years old at the time.