Hubbard, Freddie - Blue Spirits (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) DFE5.1 leaving seminal John Coltrane Quartet

leaving seminal John Coltrane Quartet and Impulse

Alex’s cult-like fanbase

and chord changes that hint at something better-or fuller-coming our way

Traveling the country together

Hubbard, Freddie - Blue Spirits (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) DFE5.1 leaving seminal John Coltrane QuartetThe prodigious trumpeter Freddie Hubbard debuted on Blue Note in 1960 and produced an astounding run of recordings over the first half of the decade that culminated with Blue Spirits, which was the last of his 1960s studio albums for the label. This bluesy and spirited album presented five evocative Hubbard originals, each of which was given a richly textured arrangement for an ensemble that included a dynamic four horn lineup. Drawn from two