Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet Solo on
Little One

About

Freddie Hubbard follows George Coleman with two choruses of trumpet on "Little One" at approximately 120 BPM, his typically powerful sound softened to match the waltz composition's delicate mood. His playing over the 24-bar form in F demonstrates unusual restraint, the three-quarter time drawing a more lyrical quality from his trumpet than the hard-bop settings more commonly associated with his style. As the second of four soloists, Hubbard's two-chorus statement adds a different timbral character while maintaining the intimate atmosphere established by Coleman's preceding tenor feature. Tony Williams's exquisitely sensitive brushwork provides the ideal foundation.

Freddie Hubbard was 26 to 27 years old at the time.