Breaking Point!
| Breaking Point! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 7, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:12 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84172 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Freddie Hubbard chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | StarStarStarHalf star[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | StarStarStarStarStar[4] |
Breaking Point! is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the Blue Note label. This album features Joe Chambers' recording debut. Although it features performances by Hubbard's recent collaborators Ronnie Mathews and Eddie Khan, it was a departure in style from his work with Mathews and the Jazz Messengers.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic commented "The pure energy Hubbard injected into this ensemble, and the sheer originality of this music beyond peers like Miles Davis and Lee Morgan, identified Hubbard as the newest of new voices on his instrument. Breaking Point has stood the test of time as a recording far ahead of mid-'60s post-bop, and is an essential item for all listeners of incendiary progressive jazz".[2] Chris Slawecki in his review for Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century called the album "a crackling mixture of free atonality, beautiful melody and blues feeling."[5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as noted
- "Breaking Point" - 10:19
- "Far Away" - 10:58
- "Blue Frenzy" - 6:23
- "D Minor Mint" - 6:24
- "Mirrors" (Chambers) - 6:08
- "Blue Frenzy" [Alternate take] - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
- "Mirrors" [Alternate take] - 3:23 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
- Ronnie Mathews - piano
- Eddie Khan - bass
- Joe Chambers - drums
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 41 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 67 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Billboard Aug 29, 1964
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- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Hubbard – Breaking Point" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Hubbard – Breaking Point". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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