Red Clay

Music...Jazz Collection (80 items)
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My Favorite Albums: 1970 (23 items)
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All Time Greatest Recordings (6 items)
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All I can say is you have to hear "Red Clay". Freddie Hubbard set out to be the greatest jazz trumpeter and he succeeded here. Joined by a young Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter, fresh from the Miles group, and Joe Henderson, he has written a amazing rockin tune that you can't help grooving with. The rhythm is unique and complex. The few chords are rich and allow for unlimited modal experimentati... read more

Description: Before Freddie Hubbard signed with CTI Records in 1970, he was already considered one of the most brilliant jazz trumpeters in the world. RED CLAY, his debut album on the label, is an exceptional set of plugged-in hard bop fused with funk - and reportedly the album he considers his best. Joining him on five of the six cuts, is a crack quintet featuring longtime colleagues Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock, on tenor saxophone and keyboards respectively. The final number, a previously unissued, extended live jam on the title tune, finds Hubbard fronting an all-star septet that includes such fellow CTI stars as George Benson and Sta Before Freddie Hubbard signed with CTI Records in 1970, he was already considered one of the most brilliant jazz trumpeters in the world. RED CLAY, his debut album on the label, is an exceptional set of plugged-in hard bop fused with funk - and reportedly the album he considers his best. Joining him on five of the six cuts, is a crack quintet featuring longtime colleagues Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock, on tenor saxophone and keyboards respectively. The final number, a previously unissued, extended live jam on the title tune, finds Hubbard fronting an all-star septet that includes such fellow CTI stars as George Benson and Stanley Turrentine. ... (more) (less)