Freddie Hubbard, R.I.P.

George Grand
George Grand Posts: 12,258
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
Heart attack at age 70. I liked Hubbard on trumpet better than I liked Miles.

Vaya con dios Freddie.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2008
    RIP Freddie.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2008
    RIP Mr. H.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2008
    Two responses. From a crowd that proclaims how much they like jazz.

    What a joke.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,715
    edited December 2008
    I could swear I responded to this yesterday...

    I heard the report on NPR yesterday morning. What a shame. He was just starting to make a comeback too with a new album released in '08.

    He was every bit as influential as Miles, and was more popular back in the 60's/70's, yet for whatever reason, he doesn't have near as much name recognition today. Ironically, during his career, he had much greater commercial success than Miles did and ofter was accused of being a sellout. If you listen to his music, there is no way you'd call him a sellout though.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited December 2008
    I played his "Live at Fat Tuesday's" in his honor yesterday.

    RIP Freddie.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited December 2008
    I saw the death notice on MSN the other night. He was very creative, maybe not as popular as some of the other horn players of our time. Interesting little bit of information from the LA Times article:

    In the 1970s, he moved to California and made a series of jazz-rock albums that sold well but damaged his credibility among musicians and critics. Nevertheless, he continued to capture flashes of his early brilliance until 1992, when he developed an infected blister on his upper lip that burst during a concert in Finland.

    It never fully healed, and Mr. Hubbard -- who was hampered by excessive drinking and drug use and lost a home to unpaid taxes -- could regain only a shadow of his early form.


    "My style of playing hard all the time caught up with me," he told the Boston Herald in 2001. "I overworked and burned myself out."

    An early marriage ended in divorce. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Briggie Hubbard; and a son.


    RIP Freddie!
    Carl

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2008
    Sad,, RIP Mr Hubbard,, hopefully in a better place now.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited December 2008
    George Grand wrote: »
    Two responses. From a crowd that proclaims how much they like jazz.

    What a joke.

    LOL but on the ignore list................................
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited December 2008
    George Grand wrote: »
    Two responses. From a crowd that proclaims how much they like jazz.

    What a joke.

    I'm still trying to recall if Freddie played at the Houston Jazz & Pop, or whatever it was called at the Astrodome in '72. Pretty sure he did, but that weekend is mainly a blur.
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