Freddie Hubbard - “Blues For Miles”. RIP Freddie.  Freddie was one of the absolute baddest on trumpet period, and he redefined what intensity really means in a post bop setting.  He replaced my other favorite trumpeter, Lee Morgan, in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.  By the end of the 60’s, he had already played on over 300 records.  His own words document his legacy better than mine ever could.

“We’ve got to wind this music back to the real deal.  If you’ve noticed, nobody’s written any good songs lately. What song can you name me that’s famous that they’ve written in the last 10 years? Like a ‘Sidewinder.’ You remember that? You remember ‘Red Clay’? You remember Herbie’s ‘Maiden Voyage’? You remember Miles’ ‘All Blues’? You see what I’m saying? But when we came along behind Coltrane and Miles, then you had to come up with some songs.”

Real talk.