Breaking Point

Freddie Hubbard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HCR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,786 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freddie's finest recording; small group jazz at its best!, April 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Breaking Point (Audio CD)

After the usual apprenticeship at Blue Note, playing on other recordings and using the repertory company for his first recordings, Freddie Hubbard assembled his first working group and gathered challenging compositions. The result is the finest album of his career and one of Blue Note's best recordings. The highlight is "Blue Frenzy," which features the magnificent flute of James Spaulding. "Blue Frenzy" is one of Blue Note's finest tracks. This track is outside and inside, gallops and lopes in pace and intensity, and demonstrates the cohesiveness a working group can obtain. Freddie plays with such assurance, charisma, and flair. Pianist Ronnie Mathews lays down minor chords with elan. Drummer Joe Chambers, who also contributed compositions to this session, leads, follows, and fills with authority.

Freddie became an international star using the Blue Note recordings as the starting point. This recording is his best, and a classic in the Blue Note discography.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Musicians - Five Stars, August 22, 2001

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Robert Bezimienny (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breaking Point (Audio CD)

Of the three hundred plus jazz albums I've listened to, this is one of my top ten favourites. Every track is outstanding, and Freddie Hubbard and James Spaulding are an incredibly exciting and complementary front line, with many of their ideas transcending expected jazz forms. Ronnie Matthews, whom I've rarely heard outside this recording, is in tune with the horns, adding drive where required and spreading sheets of sound in softer moments. The rhythm section don't just back up, they help the music take off, especially on 'Far Away' (which might just be my pick of the tracks). If you like Joe Chambers' 'Mirrors', this can also be heard on Bobby Hutcherson's 'Patterns' album (currently out of print). Believe the other rave reviews, this is one fantastic jazz album. And if you agree, then check out 'Let Freedom Ring', by Jackie McLean - another album I wish I'd heard sooner.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great recording, August 8, 2000

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Stephen Wood (Woodbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breaking Point (Audio CD)

Though I will admit that (like a lot of great jazz albums) it takes a couple of playings before you'll get into all of it, this is one of Freddie's greatest albums. Pianist Ronnie Matthews and drummer Joe Chambers are brilliant. Freddie is in top form, especially on the title track and on "D Minor Mint". This is truly a classic Blue Note recording. From the leader's free jazz and calypso influenced opener to the sheer beauty of Chambers' "Mirrors", "Breaking Point" is a stellar CD that I highly reccommend to all jazz fans.