Freddie Hubbard - The Complete Freddie Hubbard Blue Note & Impulse ’60s Studio Sessions (2022) [7CD]

Ten Classic Studio Albums on Seven CDs: This limited edition collection traces Hubbard’s rise to prominence by collecting the entire ten studio albums recorded during his first six years as a leader. All of the music gives evidence of a brilliant player with an ever-more-personal voice, a budding composer who would go on to pen several jazz classics. Now at last Freddie gets his own seven-CD box set, with a special twist. Thanks to a special arrangement with the labels, we were able to package “The Complete Freddie Hubbard Blue Note & Impulse ‘60s Studio Sessions” in one box, representing every studio date he led from 1960 to 1966. There’s never been a better way to trace his development as an artist or own some of the most significant music of his long career. It was an era when musicians like Hubbard weren’t only making great music, they were making music history. Albums included are: Open Sesame, Breaking Point, Hub-Tones, Blue Spirits, The Body & The Soul, Goin' Up, Hub Caps, Here to Stay, Ready For Freddie, & The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard. Musicians appearing on the set include; McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers, Eric Dolphy, Tina Brooks, Wayne Shorter, James Spaulding, Reggie Workman, and many more! The box includes an exclusive Mosaic booklet featuring a complete discography and an essay and track-by-track analysis from our Blue Note chronicler Bob Blumenthal. The 12 x 12 booklet is rich with beautifully reproduced images from master photographer Francis Wolff. With over 30 photographs, many from the actual sessions, Wolff’s images capture great musicians making history. All sessions are sourced from the original analog masters. Thanks to current 24 bit/192 hKz technology and dramatic improvement in analog to digital converters, the sound on this set is far superior to any previous CD issues and is astonishingly close to that of audiophile vinyl. As usual, this limited edition box set is sure to be valued collectors' item.