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Freddie Hubbard follows George Coleman with two choruses of trumpet on "Maiden Voyage" at 125 BPM, demonstrating his ability to adapt his typically fiery approach to a more impressionistic context. His solo over the 32-bar AABA form in D builds gracefully from quiet exploration to more assertive statement, the suspended harmonies drawing a different quality from his playing than the hard-bop settings more commonly associated with his style. As the second of three soloists, Hubbard's two-chorus statement adds dynamic range and intensity to the performance, his brilliant trumpet sound shimmering above the rhythm section of Ron Carter and Tony Williams, the Miles Davis Quintet members who were simultaneously redefining jazz accompaniment.
Freddie Hubbard was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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