{"product_id":"ready-for-freddie-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Ready for Freddie (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Records is pleased to present the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, a continuation of their acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of the label's 80th anniversary in 2019. The Classic Series will once again feature\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall-analog 180g vinyl pressings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein standard packaging that are\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand manufactured at Optimal in Germany. The first 16 titles of the Classic Series will focus on the enduring classics of the Blue Note catalog. The Classic Series\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewill be on-going, running alongside the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series which is produced by Joe Harley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Indianapolis-born trumpeter\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintroduced his prodigious talent on Blue Note Records with a run of remarkable albums recorded thru the early 1960s. At first rooted firmly in hard bop, Hubbard began to broaden his approach on his masterwork\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReady for Freddie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded in August 1961. \"The way in which I'm most interested in going is Coltrane-like,\" Hubbard told liner note writer Nat Hentoff. Hubbard had recorded with Coltrane earlier in the year on the saxophonist's Atlantic album\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOlé Coltrane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfrica\/Brass\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor Impulse. Hubbard further explained, \"I mean different ways of playing the changes so that you get a wider play of colors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo paint with those colors Hubbard assembled a band that included three musicians from Coltrane's orbit: bassist Art Davis, pianist McCoy Tyner, and drummer Elvin Jones. The date also marked the first collaboration between Hubbard and Wayne Shorter, a startlingly original saxophonist and Hubbard's soon-to-be bandmate in The Jazz Messengers when the trumpeter replaced Lee Morgan in Art Blakey's flagship band later that year on seminal Blue Note albums including\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMosaic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBuhaina's Delight\u003c\/em\u003e. Rounding out the unique sextet on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReady for Freddie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Bernard McKinney on euphonium, a mellow-toned brass instrument that enhanced the ensemble's tonal palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album opens with Hubbard's sprightly tune \"Arietis,\" a nod to his astrological sign Aries, before down-shifting into the sublime ballad \"Weaver of Dreams,\" a stunning performance by Hubbard where both his brilliant tone and awe-inspiring technical command of his horn are on full display. Following Shorter's jaunty tune \"Marie Antoinette,\" the band pays homage to Charlie Parker with Hubbard's fleet-footed tune \"Birdlike.\" The album comes to a close with the expansive and explosive \"Crisis,\" a Hubbard original that sought to capture some of the simmering tensions of the early-1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusicians\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreddie Hubbard, trumpet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWayne Shorter, saxophone\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt Davis, bass\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMcCoy Tyner, piano\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eElvin Jones, drums\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBernard McKinney, euphonium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• All analog 180g vinyl LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Standard packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArietis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeaver Of Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBirdlike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Freddie Hubbard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67802338853178,"sku":"jpy1793032920237","price":20.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/1233\/4138\/files\/ready-for-freddie-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series_1.jpg?v=1793032928","url":"https:\/\/zerowasteoutfit.shop\/products\/ready-for-freddie-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}