Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet Solo on
Stolen Moments

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Freddie Hubbard's trumpet solo is the first of four improvisations on this landmark recording, widely regarded as one of the finest in jazz history. Taking four choruses of the 12-bar blues form in C minor at 110 BPM, Hubbard establishes the improvisatory section with a solo of remarkable poise and beauty. His muted trumpet lines navigate Nelson's sophisticated harmonic movement with a lyricism that belies the complexity of the writing, each chorus building in intensity while maintaining the hauntingly evocative mood that pervades the composition.

Freddie Hubbard was 22 to 23 years old at the time.