Name: Breaking Point (Tone Poet Series)
Brand: Freddie Hubbard

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

3551982

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Remastered from Original Analogue Tapes. 180 Gram Vinyl. Deluxe Tip on Gatefold Sleeve.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0602435519821

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Freddie Hubbard

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Blue Note

Blue Note is a record label that has made a significant impact in the jazz genre. Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, Blue Note focused on traditional jazz and swing recordings, producing timeless classics. In the 1950s, it became one of the first labels to feature bop musicians. After being acquired by *Universal Music Group* in 1965, Blue Note expanded its repertoire to include more commercially-oriented music like jazz-fusion. Throughout the years, Blue Note underwent various changes in ownership and reissue programs but continued to release new recordings and previously unreleased material.

In 1982, Blue Note catalog reissues began appearing on *United Artists Records*, which was owned by Michael Cuscuna who oversaw the UA-era reissue program. The label was later relaunched as part of *Capitol-EMI's* subsidiary *Manhattan Records* in 1985. It was during this time that Blue Note released key albums from its history and introduced previously unissued material.

In 1989, Blue Note became the division under which all of Capitol-EMI's jazz activities were organized. However, two years later, *Manhattan Records* was revived for smooth jazz and pop-jazz releases while Blue Note continued to thrive as a prominent label within Capitol-EMI's roster.

Freddie Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Born on April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, he became known for his contributions to the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles of jazz from the early 1960s onwards. With his unmistakable and influential tone, Hubbard played a significant role in shaping modern jazz.
Throughout his career, Freddie Hubbard's talent as a trumpeter propelled him to great heights within the jazz community. His passion for music led him to become one of the most respected figures in the genre. 
Tragically, Freddie Hubbard passed away on December 29, 2008 at the age of 70 in Los Angeles, California. Despite his untimely death, his legacy lives on through his groundbreaking contributions to jazz and his lasting impact on future generations of musicians.

One of the more remarkable albums in Freddie Hubbard’s formidable Blue Note oeuvre, Breaking Point! was recorded in May 1964 shortly after the trumpeter left Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to form his own band. The quintet—with James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Ronnie Mathews on piano, Eddie Khan on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums—moves assuredly from free-form playing and modal jazz to the blues and balladry on this five-song set of originals by Hubbard and Chambers.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Breaking Point (Tone Poet Series)

Music GB