They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.
Freddie Hubbard Quotes
We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a chance to write. We had to write something that was good and to sit up with a great guy like Art Blakey and watch him.
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| Birth: | 7th April, 1938 |
| Death: | 29th December, 2008 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Trumpeter |
About
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. He played on several Blakey recordings, including Caravan, Ugetsu, Mosaic, and Free For All. He won the Downbeat jazz magazine "New Star" award on trumpet. In 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts accorded Hubbard its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award.
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