Hub-Tones Explained

Hub-Tones
Type:	studio
Artist:	Freddie Hubbard
Cover:	Hub-Tones.jpg
Released:	November 1963^[1]
Recorded:	October 10, 1962
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Blue Note BST 84115
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Prev Title:	The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Here to Stay
Next Year:	1962

Hub-Tones is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded on October 10, 1962, and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4115 and BST 84115. It contains performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Clifford Jarvis. The cover artwork was designed by Reid Miles with photography by Francis Wolff.

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

1. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, and Joe Young) – 6:33
2. "Prophet Jennings" – 5:31
3. "Hub-Tones" – 8:24
4. "Lament for Booker" – 9:39
5. "For Spee's Sake" – 8:35

Compact Disc bonus tracks

6. "You're My Everything" (Alternate Take) – 6:30
7. "Hub-Tones" (Alternate Take) – 8:00
8. "For Spee's Sake" (Alternate Take) – 7:54

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
• James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Reggie Workman – bass
• Clifford Jarvis – drums

See also

The concept of the album's cover art was used several times by Blue Note, and has been paid homage by other artists since then, including:

• Speakin' My Piece, a 1960 Horace Parlan album, also on Blue Note
• Shoutin', a 1963 Don Wilkerson album, also on Blue Note
• Shadows in the Night, a 2015 Bob Dylan album

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=SAsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Hub-Tones&pg=PA26 Billboard Dec 7, 1963