Freddie Hubbard dies at 70

Jazz legend Freddie Hubbard died last monday...

As a trumpet player, I'll never forget listening to albums like Ready for Freddie and Open Sesame, or Art Blakey's Ugetsu and being absolutely floored by that tone.

If I had to pick a favorite Freddie album, I'd have to go with Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles. I know it's not actually Freddie album, but it might as well be.

Second I'd go with Hub Tones.