Freddie Hubbard Quintet Video 1973

[Mark Stryker]

"Intrepid Fox" -- Good Lord, the band is on fire. Not just Freddie but Junior Cook (in his Joe Henderson bag) and Michael Carvin. Actually entire rhythm section is very tight. Would love to hear more of this concert. The Cook-Henderson connection is interesting. While Joe's super loose rhythm and phrasing developed out of Sonny Rollins, I think he took a little something from Junior early on, especially sound wise (both were hard rubber mouthpiece guys and got that centered dark and reedy tone, though Joe much moreso). Later, as you can hear here, when Junior moved from hard bop territory into post-bop, he definitely picked up some of Joe's loose, slipperiness and fluttery rhythmic figures.

Edited March 27, 2012 by Mark Stryker

[CJ Shearn]

That's ridiculous! Definitely hear the Cook-Henderson connection in phrasing and rhythm you mention and Michael Carvin is a real interesting player, he has some very unique solo drum stuff. Is this from the Jazz Icons Mosaic DVD?

[Rooster_Ties]

On several of those early Blue Mitchel Blue Note dates, often Junior sounds like an absolute dead ringer for Joe (or the other way around, if you prefer).

And I don't say it as a criticism; Cook is one of the things I like best about those Mitchel BN dates.

PS: More footage from the same source, which is now a commercially available DVD!

Edited March 27, 2012 by Rooster_Ties

[sidewinder]

I've always wondered if that tune 'The Intrepid Fox' was named by Freddie after the concrete pub just off Tottenham Court Road, London and not too far from Ronnie Scott's?

[JohnS]

Fine stuff. I saw this band at Ronnie Scott's with Ralph Penland on drums. An incredible and unforgetable evening.

(On reflection my memory is probably at fault here, the drummer was probably Carvin)

Edited March 28, 2012 by JohnS

[Kevin Bresnahan]

What the heck kind of trumpet is Freddie playing here? It's longer than a normal one but it's not some kind of flattened flugelhorn. The bell is too small for a flugelhorn. The mouthpiece tube is longer and the tube near the bell is a lot longer. I don't think I've ever seen a trumpet like this before.

[Mark Stryker]

On several of those early Blue Mitchel Blue Note dates, often Junior sounds like an absolute dead ringer for Joe (or the other way around, if you prefer).

And I don't say it as a criticism; Cook is one of the things I like best about those Mitchel BN dates.

PS: More footage from the same source, which is now a commercially available DVD!

Thanks for this. Was not aware this was released as part of an Icons box. Wish it were available individually.