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Freddie Hubbard leads with eight fiery choruses of trumpet on "The Eye of the Hurricane," the most intense track on Herbie Hancock's 1965 album Maiden Voyage. At approximately 255 BPM over the 12-bar blues in F minor, his solo builds to an almost overwhelming intensity, demonstrating why he was considered the most technically gifted trumpeter of his generation. As the first of three soloists, his eight-chorus statement establishes the performance's relentless energy, the minor blues changes providing a framework for playing of dazzling speed and precision. The rhythm section of Ron Carter and Tony Williams drives him forward with the intensity that characterized the Miles Davis Quintet during this revolutionary period.
Freddie Hubbard was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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