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Freddie Hubbard contributes a single chorus on trumpet, the second of 3 solos on the recording. The waltz feel at 163 BPM over the 64-bar ABAB' in B♭ lends the solo a distinctive lilting three-beat pulse. Freddie Hubbard follows with a trumpet chorus that brings his trademark brilliance and rhythmic authority to the waltz feel, his playing more grounded rhythmically than Shorter's but equally creative harmonically. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Freddie Hubbard at 25 to 26 years old. The composition features a lyrical, flowing melody over sophisticated harmonic language that blends diatonic accessibility with advanced substitutions, including tritone replacements, altered dominants, and modal interchange.
Freddie Hubbard was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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