Freddie Hubbard "Breaking Point " Tone Poet LP Blue Note NEW Sealed 180 Gram NR
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Freddie Hubbard "Breaking Point!" Tone Poet LP Blue Note - NEW and Sealed! 180 Gram... NO Reserve.
Despite having performed on several of the most revolutionary avant-garde jazz records of the 1960s, including Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz and John Coltrane’s Ascension, Freddie Hubbard’s own albums tended to hew closer to the mainstream. Perhaps no other single album captures the trumpeter’s awe-inspiring breadth of ability and versatility than Breaking Point!, which was recorded in May 1964 shortly after Hubbard had departed Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in order to form his own band. On this 6-song set featuring 5 of Hubbard’s original compositions, his new quintet—with James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Ronnie Mathews on piano, Eddie Khan on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums—moves assuredly across vast stylistic terrain. On the stunning title track alone the band shifts from free-form exploration into a playful Calypso and back with ease. The rest of the program traverses modal jazz (“Far Away”), the blues (“Blue Frenzy”), and stunningly beautiful balladry (Chambers’ “Mirrors”) to create one of the more remarkable albums in Hubbard’s formidable Blue Note oeuvre.
NEW and Still Sealed. See pics. Internal photos are stock images. Heavy deluxe gatefold cover is in perfect condition with no flaws and still in the Tone Poet plastic poly sleeve - with blue sticker. The limited release date was 2022. No Reserve.
Blue Note Tone Poet Series The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard.
Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).
Tracks: A1: Breaking Point A2: Far Away B1: Blue Frenzy B2: D Minor Mint B3: Mirrors
Recorded on May 7, 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Players: Freddie Hubbard - trumpet James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute Ronnie Mathews - piano Eddie Khan - bass Joe Chambers - drums
Alfred Lion - producer Reid Miles - design Rudy Van Gelder - engineer Francis Wolff - photography Release Producer – Joe Harley
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather Mastered by Kevin Gray
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