Ready for Freddie

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Ready for Freddie
Studio album by
ReleasedMid April 1962[1]
RecordedAugust 21, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz, hard bop
Length42:33 (original LP)
LabelBlue Note (BST 84085)
ProducerAlfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Hub Cap
(1961)
Ready for Freddie
(1962)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
[4]

Ready for Freddie is an album by

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Reception

The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his AllMusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Arietis" – 6:41
  2. "Weaver of Dreams" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) – 6:35
  3. "Marie Antoinette" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:38
  4. "Birdlike" – 10:15
  5. "Crisis" – 11:33
  6. "Arietis" [alternate take] – 5:51
  7. "Marie Antoinette" [alternate take] (Shorter) – 6:15
All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Ready for Freddie
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 181

References