Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet Solo on
Driftin'

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Freddie Hubbard's trumpet solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Dexter Gordon's tenor sax and before Herbie Hancock's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 117 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:07. Freddie Hubbard follows with a single chorus of trumpet that balances lyrical melody with the harmonic adventurousness that defined his approach. Freddie Hubbard was 23 to 24 years old at the time of this 1962 recording.

Freddie Hubbard was 23 to 24 years old at the time.