Freddie Hubbard died on Monday aged 70. He was one of the finest and most influential jazz trumpeters of his age during a career that spanned half a century.
Although most at home in the genre of hard bop, in which he made his name in the 1960s, Hubbard was never afraid to experiment – he collaborated with, among others, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins – and in the 1970s he moved into rock-influenced fusion and later funk before finally returning to his roots.
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Freddie Hubbard – Misty
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