Windjammer (album)

Windjammer
Windjammer
Studio album by Freddie Hubbard
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Mediasound, New York City; Columbia 52nd Street, New York City;
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:18
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob James
Freddie Hubbard chronology

Windjammer is an album recorded in 1976 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was released on the Columbia label and features performances by Hubbard, Jon Faddis, Michael Brecker, Bob James, George Cables Steve Khan and Eric Gale.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic calls Windjammer "probably Freddie Hubbard's worst recording" and lambasts the music as dated and shallow.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

"Dream Weaver" (Gary Wright) – 5:26
"Feelings" (Loulou Gasté, Morris Albert) – 5:56
"Rock Me Arms" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, Zachary Sanders, Fareil Glenn) – 5:51
"Touch Me Baby" (Bob James) – 7:05
"Neo Terra (New Land)" – 5:01
"Windjammer" – 4:59

Recorded at Mediasound and Columbia Studio B, New York City

Personnel

Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Jon Faddis: trumpet
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
Bob James: piano, clavinet, synthesizer
George Cables: electric piano, clavinet
Hubert Laws: flute
Steve Khan: guitar
Richie Resnicoff: guitar
David Spinozza: guitar
Eric Gale: guitar
Jerry Friedman: guitar

Gary King: bass
Steve Gadd: drums
Andy Newmark: drums
Chris Parker: drums
Ralph MacDonald: percussion
Ray Mantilla: percussion
Marvin Stamm: trumpet
Bernie Glow: trumpet
Lew Soloff: trumpet
Wayne Andre: trombone
Dave Taylor: trombone
Alan Raph: trombone
George Marge: oboe, alto saxophone, English horn
Wally Kane: bassoon
Phil Bodner: alto saxophone

Max Ellen: violin
David Nadien: violin
Emanuel "Manny" Green: violin
Harry Cykman: violin
Charles Libove: violin
Harry Lookofsky: violin
Max Pollikoff: violin
Paul Gershman: violin
Matthew Raimondi: violin
Richard Sortomme: violin
Alfred Brown: viola
Emanuel Vardi: viola
Charles McCracken: cello
Jesse Levy: cello

Patti Austin: vocals
Vivian Cherry: vocals
Gwen Guthrie: vocals
Zack Sanders: vocals
Frank Floyd: vocals

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Windjammer at AllMusic
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[allmusic-1] Yanow, Scott. Windjammer at AllMusic

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Freddie Hubbard
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Open Sesame (1960) Goin' Up (1960) Hub Cap (1961) Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson, 1961) Ready for Freddie (1961) The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962) Hub-Tones (1962) Here to Stay (1962) The Body & the Soul (1963) Breaking Point! (1964) Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965) The Night of the Cookers (1965) Blue Spirits (1965–66) Backlash (1966) High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) The Hub of Hubbard (1970) Red Clay (1970) Straight Life (1970) Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) First Light (1971) Polar AC (1971–73) Sky Dive (1972) Keep Your Soul Together (1973) Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973) In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974) High Energy (1974) Gleam (1975) Liquid Love (1975) Windjammer (1976) Bundle of Joy (1977) Super Blue (1978) The Love Connection (1979) Skagly (1979) Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980) The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980) Born to Be Blue (1981) Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981) Outpost (1981) Rollin' (1981) Splash (1981) Above & Beyond (1982) Back to Birdland (1982) Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982) Ride Like the Wind (1982) The Rose Tattoo (1983) Sweet Return (1983) Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985) Life Flight (1987) The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987) Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988) Times Are Changing (1989) Topsy – Standard Book (1989) Bolivia (1990–91) At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991) Blues for Miles (1992) MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95) New Colors (2000) On the Real Side (2007)
With Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers	Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Blues March (1961) Three Blind Mice (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Kyoto (1964) Free for All (1964) Golden Boy (1965) Soul Finger (1965)
With Dexter Gordon	Doin' Allright (1961) Clubhouse (1965) Generation (1973) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
With Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off (1962) Empyrean Isles (1964) Maiden Voyage (1965) Blow-Up (soundtrack album, 1966) V.S.O.P. (1977) V.S.O.P.: The Quintet (1977) V.S.O.P. Tempest in the Colosseum (1977) V.S.O.P. Live Under the Sky (1977) Round Midnight (soundtrack album, 1985)
With Bobby Hutcherson	Dialogue (1965) Components (1965) Knucklebean (1977) Highway One (1978)
With Quincy Jones	I Dig Dancers (1960) The Quintessence (1962) Golden Boy (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1964–65) Walking in Space (1969) Gula Matari (1970)
With Wayne Shorter	Wayning Moments (1961) Speak No Evil (1964) The Soothsayer (1965) The All Seeing Eye (1965)
With others	The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966) The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson, 1969) Out of This World (Walter Benton, 1960) True Blue (Tina Brooks, 1960) God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell, 1971) Cables' Vision (George Cables, 1979) Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990) Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman, 1960) Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane, 1961) Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961) Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965) Muses for Richard Davis (1969) Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1960) Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964) Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960) Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland, 1973) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967) Interplay (Bill Evans, 1962) Sonic Text (Joe Farrell, 1979) Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1960) Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961) Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962) Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson, 1961) Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962) Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959) Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton, 1960) Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962) The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Big Band (Joe Henderson, 1996) Pax (Andrew Hill, 1965) Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965) Sunflower (Milt Jackson, 1972) Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973) 52nd Street (Billy Joel, 1978) Reg Strikes Back (Elton John, 1988) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan, 1982) Essence (John Lewis, 1960–62) Water Sign (Jeff Lorber, 1979) Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews, 1963) Bluesnik (Jackie McLean, 1961) MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1994) Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery, 1958) Roll Call (Hank Mobley, 1960) The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson, 1961) Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson, 1966) The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967) Contours (Sam Rivers, 1965) Drums Unlimited (Max Roach, 1965) East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins, 1966) Numbers (Rufus, 1978) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965) Giant Box (Don Sebesky, 1973) Sugar (Stanley Turrentine, 1970) Together (McCoy Tyner, 1978) Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980) Soundscapes (Cedar Walton, 1980) Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960) Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)