Art Blakey and The New Jazzmen – Live In Paris ’65 – Sam Records 180 Vinyl LP
Freddie Hubbard’s incendiary playing on “Blue Moon” and the blistering 24-minute version of his own “Crisis” shows that he was one of the most innovative trumpeters in jazz history.
On this live session, the audiences seem to have been enthusiastic and appreciative. “Everywhere we’d go people would say, This is the best Jazz Messengers we’ve heard!”, according to Davis. “And because of the way Jaki would play and Reggie would go, it was like a semi-freedom thing – with Messengers heads, you know, but when we got to soloing…! And Blakey was ridin’ and floatin’ the time…but he would always be loose enough to follow, to keep it going. He’s one helluva musician.”
Track Listing
Side A
- 1. The Hub (Freddie Hubbard)
- 2. Blue Moon (Rogers/Hart)
Side B
- 1. Crisis (Freddie Hubbard)
