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Freddie Hubbard's trumpet solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Dexter Gordon on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 16-bar Blues form at a moderate 128 BPM with a straight feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:02. Freddie Hubbard opens with two choruses of trumpet at approximately 128 BPM, slightly slower than the released version, bringing a marginally different energy to his solo. Freddie Hubbard was 23 to 24 years old at the time of this 1962 recording. Herbie Hancock composed Watermelon Man at age 22 for his debut album as a leader, Takin' Off, recorded for Blue Note in May 1962 with Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins.
Freddie Hubbard was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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