Hub-Tones

Hub-Tones is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded on October 10, 1962, and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4115 and BST 84115. It contains performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Clifford Jarvis. The cover artwork was designed by Reid Miles with photography by Francis Wolff.

Hub-Tones
Studio album by Freddie Hubbard
Released	November 1963^[1]
Recorded	October 10, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:51
Label	Blue Note BST 84115
Producer	Alfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962) Hub-Tones (1963) Here to Stay (1962)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

1. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, and Joe Young) – 6:33
2. "Prophet Jennings" – 5:31
3. "Hub-Tones" – 8:24
4. "Lament for Booker" – 9:39
5. "For Spee's Sake" – 8:35

Compact Disc bonus tracks

6. "You're My Everything" (Alternate Take) – 6:30
7. "Hub-Tones" (Alternate Take) – 8:00
8. "For Spee's Sake" (Alternate Take) – 7:54

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
• James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Reggie Workman – bass
• Clifford Jarvis – drums

See also

The concept of the album's cover art was used several times by Blue Note, and has been paid homage by other artists since then, including:

• Speakin' My Piece, a 1960 Horace Parlan album, also on Blue Note
• Shoutin', a 1963 Don Wilkerson album, also on Blue Note
• Shadows in the Night, a 2015 Bob Dylan album

References

1. Billboard Dec 7, 1963
2. Yanow, Scott. Hub-Tones at AllMusic
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
5. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. p. 423. ISBN 9781852277543. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.