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Freddie Hubbard contributes a single chorus on trumpet, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 143 BPM over the 50-bar AABA in C, the improvisation unfolds with comfortable, easygoing swing. Freddie Hubbard's single trumpet chorus is a model of focused intensity, his brilliant technique channeled into a solo of powerful directional logic. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Freddie Hubbard at 25 to 26 years old. Speak No Evil is the title composition from Wayne Shorter's landmark 1964 album, recorded with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.
Freddie Hubbard was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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