Freddie Hubbard's..Funkiest Tracks ..what are your's ?

**Afroboy** · October 9th, 2004, 10:32 PM

Gooday people , I been listening to a lot of cool funked out jazz lately from a mixture of Artists .
Im just curious to know some of your favorites from Freddie Hubbards huge selection , remember now ..they gotta be funk flavored !
cheers

**K-Bee** · October 10th, 2004, 02:43 AM

Allthough I do prefer Freddie Hubbards more straight ahead output, "Little Sunflower" still deserves a mention.

**Forrrce** · October 10th, 2004, 06:02 PM

I think 'Gleam' is his funkiest LP, followed by 'High Energy'.

**Afroboy** · October 10th, 2004, 09:29 PM

Gidday Forrrce , I haven't got or heard any of Gleam as yet so I will add it to my want/listen list .
I do like his " High Energy " Lp ... cool ...
I reckon his "Windjammer " Lp is awesome !! have you heard it ? is Gleam similiar/better ?...
cheers guys .

**Forrrce** · October 11th, 2004, 04:23 AM

Good day to you too, Afroboy.
'Gleam' is a live set and was released in Japan in 1975. It's solid throughout and the opener, 'In The Pocket', is tougher than the studio version, in my opinion. I was informed that Sony plan to release it on CD in Japan, but this was meant to happen nearly 2 years ago. In the meantime, it's a bit of tricky LP to find. The original is a double set, but I think there's an early '80s single vinyl issue. You should aim for the complete session.

A couple of others worth checking are 'First Light' (CD has bonus tracks) - it's straight, but electric.
'Born To Be Blue' from 1982 features 'Gibraltar', which is a modern classic.
'Straight Life' includes a particularly 'fat' version of Weldon Irvine's 'Mr. Clean'.

**Afroboy** · October 11th, 2004, 08:29 AM

Hey Forrrce we are on the same wavelength my man !!
But i still gotta listen to that bonus track .
I will admit there's a few of his 70's Lp still on my want list .
So Forccce , don't sleep on his Windjammer Lp ,, whooa I been listening to it regularly when zippiing in and out of town over the past few weeks and its massive .
Its amazing that i listened to it years ago then put it away for a long time and I wish i hadn't , its just like one big super dope CTI session with Bob James punching in as well , have a re-listen soon , if you got it , if you havn'y put it on your wants list :lol:
cheers