Breaking Point (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP BF30 Red’s lightly swinging style shines

Red’s lightly swinging style shines on this 8-song set of bluesy originals and obscure standards

Ron Carter & Joe Chambers performing Shorter originals like ‘Tom Thumb’

Within 6 months Hubbard had already recorded a follow-up (Goin’ Up) and appeared as a sideman on sessions with Tina Brooks (True Blue)

With the addition of three more previously unreleased songs

Up Jumped Spring

Breaking Point (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP BF30 Red’s lightly swinging style shinesDespite having performed on several of the most revolutionary avant garde jazz records of the 1960s, including Ornette Colemans Free Jazz and John Coltranes Ascension, Freddie Hubbards own albums tended to hew closer to the mainstream. Perhaps no other single album captures the trumpeters awe inspiring breadth of ability and versatility than Breaking Point!, which was recorded in May 1964 shortly after Hubbard had departed Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers