Straight Life (Freddie Hubbard album)
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| Straight Life | ||||
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| Released | January 1971 [1] | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, soul jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6007 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Straight Life is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1970 by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded on 16 November 1970 and released between the albums Red Clay (1970) and First Light (1971). This is also Hubbard's eighteenth overall album.
Track listing[edit]
- "Straight Life" (Freddie Hubbard) - 17:30
- "Mr. Clean" (Weldon Irvine) - 13:37
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:17
Personnel[edit]
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock - electric piano
- George Benson - guitar
- Ron Carter - double bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
- Richard Landrum - drums, percussion
- Weldon Irvine - tambourine
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard Jan 23, 1971
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Straight Life - Freddie Hubbard | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard and Brian Moreton. "Review: Straight Life". Penguin Guide to Jazz: 732. September 2008.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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