| Ready For Freddie is the latest Jazz CD put out by | | | | While the entire CD is really very good the truly |
| the richly talented Freddie Hubbard who once again | | | | standout tunes are track 1 - Arietis, track 3 - Marie |
| has delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I'm confident | | | | Antoinette, and track 7 - Marie Antoinette. |
| Freddie Hubbard fans, and Jazz fans alike will be | | | | My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in |
| pleased with this one. | | | | "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 5 - Crisis. Great track! |
| Freddie Hubbard has been a heavy hitter in the Jazz | | | | Ready For Freddie Release Notes: |
| genre for quite a while now and Ready For Freddie is | | | | Freddie Hubbard originally released Ready For Freddie |
| an excellent illustration as to why. | | | | on March 9, 2004 on the Blue Note Records label. |
| Ready For Freddie has a pleasantly varied, mix of 7 | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly | | | | 1. Arietis |
| gifted artist. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind | | | | 2. Weaver Of Dreams |
| emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly | | | | 3. Marie Antoinette |
| drawing from what I can only imagine are him own real | | | | 4. Birdlike |
| life experiences. At different points touching on the | | | | 5. Crisis |
| most real emotions like love, heartbreak, pain, failed | | | | 6. Arietis - (alternate take, bonus track) |
| relationships and unattainable romance. They're all here. | | | | 7. Marie Antoinette - (alternate take, bonus track) |
| Overall Ready For Freddie is an outstanding release. | | | | Personnel: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Wayne Shorter |
| What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up | | | | (tenor saxophone); Bernard McKinney (euphonium); |
| and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Jazz | | | | McCoy Tyner (piano); Art Davis (bass); Elvin Jones |
| collection. Truly an outstanding Jazz CD. One of those | | | | (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, |
| that is completely void of any wasted time, as each | | | | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 21, 1961. |
| track is simply superb. | | | | Includes liner notes Nat Hentoff and Bob Blumenthal. |