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Also known as Frederick D. Hubbard

American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008)

OverviewAI-generated

Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) was an American male musician whose professional career spanned from 1958 to 2008. He was associated with several musical genres, including jazz, trumpet, Hard Bop, bebop, Fusion, and cool jazz. His musical output included works such as *In the Hands of the Potter*, *Little Sunflower*, *Gibraltar*, and *Alfred Jazz Play-Along -- Freddie Hubbard and More, Vol 5*.

Hubbard’s discography and compositions have been documented across various platforms, with records indicating five works in one database and nine in another. His music has been categorized under tags such as jazz, trumpet, Hard Bop, bebop, and Fusion. He is referenced by 1,934 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • In the Hands of the Potter
  • Little Sunflower
  • Alfred Jazz Play-Along -- Freddie Hubbard and More, Vol 5
  • Gibraltar
  • Little Sunflower for String Orchestra, Piano and Drumset - Score

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1938-04-07
Active to
2008-12-29
2008 universal fire victimbebopcool jazzfusionhard bopjazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
479,500
Total plays
3,958,711

Tags

jazztrumpetHard BopbebopFusion

Freddie Hubbard (Frederick Dewayne Hubbard, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7, 1938 - Sherman Oaks, California, December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. Hubbard was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and associated in his youth with various musicians in Indianapolis, including Wes Montgomery and Montgomery's brothers. Chet Baker was an early influence, although Hubbard soon aligned himself with the approach of Clifford Brown (and his forebears: Fats Navarro and Dizzy Gillespie). <a href="htt

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Key facts

Born
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard , ( 1938-04-07 ) April 7, 1938, Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S.
Died
December 29, 2008 (2008-12-29) (aged 70), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Genres
Jazz hard bop post-bop neo-bop jazz fusion
Occupations
Musician bandleader composer
Instruments
Trumpet flugelhorn cornet French horn mellophone
Years active
1958–2008
Labels
Atlantic Columbia CTI Blue Note
Website
freddiehubbardmusic .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Hubbard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Indianapolis
Place of death
Sherman Oaks
Occupation
trumpeter
Field of work
jazz
Genre
jazz
Instrument
flute
Record label
Blue Note
Image
Freddie Hubbard 1976.jpg
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Freddie Hubbard
date of birth
1938-04-07
date of death
2008-12-29
ethnic group
African Americans
start of work period
1958-00-00
end of work period
2008-00-00
birth name
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard
name in native language
Freddie Hubbard
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.

Career beginnings

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Freddie Hubbard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.