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Jazz giant Freddie Hubbard dies | Jazz giant Freddie Hubbard dies |
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Influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has died in Los Angeles, his manager has confirmed. | Influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has died in Los Angeles, his manager has confirmed. |
The 70-year-old, who played with the likes of Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk, was regarded as one of the foremost hard-bop trumpeters in the US. | |
He won a Grammy in 1972 for crossover album First Light, which was recorded with Miles Davis' band members George Benson and Jack DeJohnette. | He won a Grammy in 1972 for crossover album First Light, which was recorded with Miles Davis' band members George Benson and Jack DeJohnette. |
The star had been in hospital since suffering a heart attack in November. | The star had been in hospital since suffering a heart attack in November. |
Born Frederick Dewayne Hubbard in Indianapolis, the musician started out playing the bugle-like mellophone in his school band. | Born Frederick Dewayne Hubbard in Indianapolis, the musician started out playing the bugle-like mellophone in his school band. |
A year later, he moved into the trumpet section, having already begun to learn the instrument, which three of his siblings also played. | A year later, he moved into the trumpet section, having already begun to learn the instrument, which three of his siblings also played. |
Trademark trill | Trademark trill |
After moving to New York in 1958, he recorded his first album, Open Sesame, and enjoyed a meteoric rise in jazz circles. | After moving to New York in 1958, he recorded his first album, Open Sesame, and enjoyed a meteoric rise in jazz circles. |
He hooked up with such jazz legends as Monk, Davis, Ornette Coleman and Sonny Rollins. | He hooked up with such jazz legends as Monk, Davis, Ornette Coleman and Sonny Rollins. |
Saxophonist John Coltrane played an influential role in Hubbard's careerLater, the star recalled playing with John Coltrane as one of the early highlights of his career. | Saxophonist John Coltrane played an influential role in Hubbard's careerLater, the star recalled playing with John Coltrane as one of the early highlights of his career. |
"I met Trane at a jam session at Count Basie's in Harlem in 1958," he told the jazz magazine Down Beat in 1995. | "I met Trane at a jam session at Count Basie's in Harlem in 1958," he told the jazz magazine Down Beat in 1995. |
"He said: 'Why don't you come over and let's try and practice a little bit together?' | "He said: 'Why don't you come over and let's try and practice a little bit together?' |
"I almost went crazy. I mean, here is a 20-year-old kid practicing with John Coltrane. | "I almost went crazy. I mean, here is a 20-year-old kid practicing with John Coltrane. |
"He helped me out a lot, and we worked several jobs together." | "He helped me out a lot, and we worked several jobs together." |
Eventually, Hubbard's own style - including a trademark trill known as a "shake" - became influential in itself. | Eventually, Hubbard's own style - including a trademark trill known as a "shake" - became influential in itself. |
I've played some things that I don't think too many cats can play that are alive today Freddie Hubbard | I've played some things that I don't think too many cats can play that are alive today Freddie Hubbard |
"He influenced all the trumpet players that came after him," trumpeter Wynton Marsalis told the Associated Press news agency. | "He influenced all the trumpet players that came after him," trumpeter Wynton Marsalis told the Associated Press news agency. |
"Certainly I listened to him a lot. We all listened to him. He had a big sound and a great sense of rhythm and time and really the hallmark of his playing is an exuberance." | "Certainly I listened to him a lot. We all listened to him. He had a big sound and a great sense of rhythm and time and really the hallmark of his playing is an exuberance." |
Hubbard played on some of the greatest jazz records of the 1960s, including Hancock's Maiden Voyage, Coleman's radically experimental Free Jazz, Coltrane's Ascension, and his own classic, Ready for Freddie. | Hubbard played on some of the greatest jazz records of the 1960s, including Hancock's Maiden Voyage, Coleman's radically experimental Free Jazz, Coltrane's Ascension, and his own classic, Ready for Freddie. |
But he enjoyed his greatest mainstream success with a run of solo albums in the early 1970s, including Red Clay, Straight Life and the Grammy-winning First Light. | But he enjoyed his greatest mainstream success with a run of solo albums in the early 1970s, including Red Clay, Straight Life and the Grammy-winning First Light. |
His glossy tone, brilliant high register and bluesy, squeezed half-valve notes made him a close contender for Miles Davis' title as the era's greatest jazz trumpeter. | His glossy tone, brilliant high register and bluesy, squeezed half-valve notes made him a close contender for Miles Davis' title as the era's greatest jazz trumpeter. |
"I've played some things that I don't think too many cats can play that are alive today," he said last year as he promoted his last album, On The Real Side. | "I've played some things that I don't think too many cats can play that are alive today," he said last year as he promoted his last album, On The Real Side. |
His career was threatened in the early 1990s when years of constant touring and recording led to a lip injury, after which he was only able to play on an occasional basis. | His career was threatened in the early 1990s when years of constant touring and recording led to a lip injury, after which he was only able to play on an occasional basis. |
"I advise any young trumpeter not to do what I did because that style could be hazardous to your health," he said last year. | "I advise any young trumpeter not to do what I did because that style could be hazardous to your health," he said last year. |
Hubbard is survived by his wife of 35 years, Briggie Hubbard, and his son, Duane. | Hubbard is survived by his wife of 35 years, Briggie Hubbard, and his son, Duane. |
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