| Hub Cap | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Freddie Hubbard |
| Cover: | Hub Cap (album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | October 1961[1] |
| Recorded: | April 9, 1961 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 42:21 |
| Label: | Blue Note BST 84073 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Prev Title: | Goin' Up |
| Prev Year: | 1960 |
| Next Title: | Ready for Freddie |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
Hub Cap is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and was released on the Blue Note label in 1961 as BLP 4073 and BST 84073. It features performances by Hubbard, Julian Priester, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Larry Ridley and Philly Joe Jones.
The album's title originates from Hubbard's nickname. The track "Cry Me Not", composed by Randy Weston for the session and arranged by Melba Liston, was considered by Hubbard to be "the most interesting tune on the record". "Luana" is dedicated to Hubbard's niece, whilst "Osie Mae" – a title which sounded "funky" to Hubbard – is characterized by an A-B-A-B pattern. "Earmon Jr.", composed by Hubbard and arranged by Ed Summerlin, was named for Hubbard's brother, a pianist.[2]
Reviewing the album for The Guardian in 2003, British jazz critic John Fordham wrote:
All compositions by Freddie Hubbard, except as indicated
