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- Artist: Freddie Hubbard
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- Release Date: August 02, 1961
- Total Time: 67:11
- Type: Instrumental
- Genre: Jazz
Review
This is one of Freddie Hubbard's more obscure sessions of the 1960s. Actually it was originally led by the forgotten trombonist Willie Wilson (who died in 1963) but has been reissued by Black Lion on CD under Hubbard's name. The 23-year-old trumpeter is teamed with Wilson, baritonist Pepper Adams and the Duke Pearson Trio (with bassist Thomas Howard and drummer Lex Humphries) for originals by Wilson, Pearson, Adams, Donald Byrd and Tommy Flanagan in addition to two standards that feature the trombonist; the reissue adds five alternate takes to the original seven-song program. Hubbard and Adams both have plenty of solos on this excellent hard bop date, one that is worth picking up by straightahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Minor Mishap [Take 3][Alternate Take][#] | Tommy Flanagan | Freddie Hubbard | (4:25) |
| Minor Mishap [Take 4] | Tommy Flanagan | Freddie Hubbard | (4:23) |
| Blues for Alvina [Take 3][Alternate Take][#] | Freddie Hubbard | (9:27) | |
| Blues for Alvina [Take 4] | Freddie Hubbard | (7:11) | |
| The Nearness of You [Take 3] | Ned Washington, Hoagy Carmichael | Freddie Hubbard | (5:02) |
| Number Five [Take 3][#] | Duke Pearson | Freddie Hubbard | (3:26) |
| Number Five [Take 5] | Duke Pearson | Freddie Hubbard | (3:47) |
| Lex [Take 2][Alternate Take][#] | Donald Byrd | Freddie Hubbard | (5:56) |
| Lex [Take 4] | Donald Byrd | Freddie Hubbard | (5:48) |
| Time After Time [Take 2] | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Freddie Hubbard | (6:45) |
| Apothegm [Take 6][Alternate Take][#] | Pepper Adams | Freddie Hubbard | (5:25) |
| Apothegm [Take 14] | Pepper Adams | Freddie Hubbard | (5:36) |
