''Breaking Point!'' is an album by trumpeter

Freddie Hubbard 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 f ...

, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the

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label. This album features

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' recording debut. Although it features performances by Hubbard's recent collaborators

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and

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, it was a departure in style from his work with Mathews and the

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Reception

Michael G. Nastos of

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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

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, and is an essential item for all listeners of incendiary progressive jazz". 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."

Track listing

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" lternate take- 3:18 Bonus track on CD # "Mirrors" lternate take- 3:23 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

- trumpet *

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- alto saxophone, flute *

- piano *

- bass *

- drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1964 albums Freddie Hubbard albums Blue Note Records albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio