Thursday, December 09, 2010

Freddie Hubbard's "Straight Life"

Not the original lineup, but a sweet performance from 1975. (Sartorially speaking, disco is definitely in the studio.) The sound is akin to Davis' contemporaneous "electric period", e.g., Dark Magus, but more melodic (and listenable), and with a welcome dose of Tropicália. Feral Boy likes. Thanks for the heads up, rocky.

1 comment:

rocky dennis said...

Nice find, FB. I love YouTube. It's great to see Hubbard play. The percussion solo is ridiculous, though. Listen to the original version for solos by Joe Henderson and Herbie Hancock that are on the same level as Hubbard's.