I had heard Ornette a coupl... by Freddie Hubbard, an American Musician

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“I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it was beautiful, Fred. It opened up my mind.”

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Freddie Hubbard

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Name: Freddie Hubbard

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 7, 1938

Profession: Musician

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Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano. Everybody was playing some kind of music, so it was natural for me to get into it.

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I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.

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When I got started in New York, it wasn't like it is now. If you were different from Miles and Dizzy, it was very difficult to make gigs and make money with your own style.

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They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.

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I'm going to Yoshi's. I'm taking a few gigs. I'm playing. I'm not going to play all the time. I'm going to take it easy and take it slow and warm up so I can come back.

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