Freddie Hubbard - The Night Of The Cookers (1965) [2CD]
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Originally released as two separate LPs (and reissued in 2004 as a double CD package) THE NIGHT OF THE COOKERS, VOLUMES 1 & 2 puts trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, two of the biggest guns of the hard-bop era, head to head throughout an extended live set. James Spaulding plays alto sax and flute, balancing out the brighter, brassier timbres of Hubbard and Morgan, and a crack rhythm section of pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Larry Ridley, drummer Pete La Roca, and conga player Big Black keeps things simmering.

Each disc contains only two compositions, Clare Fischer's "Pensativa" and Richard Carpenter's "Walkin'" make up Disc One, and two Hubbard compositions, "Jodo" and "Breaking Point" occupy the second. Since each cut clocks in at approximately 20 minutes, there is ample solo time for each musician; the approach here is all about stretching out over solid grooves. Spaulding and Mabern turn in agile improvisations, but the spotlight is on the two trumpeters. Morgan's playing pales a bit besides Hubbard's on this date–understandably, as Hubbard is tirelessly playful and acrobatic. There are chops galore on this classic hard-bop document, and fans of the era (and of these musicians in particular) will find much to admire.

Recorded Live at the Club La Marchal, Brooklyn - New York on April 9 & 10, 1965.-

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Tracklist:
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CD1
01. Pensativa
02. Walkin'

CD2
01. Jodo
02. Breaking Point

*1965, 2004 Blue Note / Capitol / EMI | 7243 5 94323 2 8 | 24-bit remaster


Personnel
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Lee Morgan (trumpet)
Larry Ridley (bass instrument)
Big Black (congas)
James Spaulding (flute, alto saxophone)
Harold Mabern (piano)
Pete La Roca (drums)


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