Hub-Tones

Hub-Tones
Studio album by
Freddie Hubbard
ReleasedNovember 1963
RecordedOctober 10, 1962
StudiosVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
GenreJazz
Length38:51
LabelsBlue Note
BST 84115
ProducerAlfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
(1962)		 Hub-Tones
(1963)		 Here to Stay
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStarStar
The Virgin Encyclopedia of JazzStarStarStarStar

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.

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

Personnel

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:

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Hub-Tones
Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (Official Charts)12

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Dec 7, 1963
  2. ↑ Yanow, Scott. Hub-Tones at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. p. 423. ISBN 9781852277543. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 26/9/2019 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 22, 2026.