Remembering Freddie Hubbard on his birthday

Remembering trumpet titan Freddie Hubbard with an alternate rip through "Open Sesame," "Gibraltar" and "Arietis"

The Robinson'sons vs. Herbie Hancock

Toronto guitarist Nichol Robertson and family jazz it up with their take on Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island."

Midweek Mixdown: Sounds From The Ancient Archive w/ Nat Birchall

A typically heady mix from Nat's Ancient Archives featuring John Coltrane, Odean Pope, Dizzy Reece, Yabby You. 

Track list:

1. Nizipho -  Pharoah Sanders 2. Jays - Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre 3. Dadadun - Odean Pope & Misled Children 4. Communion - Dizzy Reece 5. Dial Africa - Wilbur Harden 6. Dial Africa - Rico Rodriguez 7. Keep Your Soul Together - Freddie Hubbard 8. Nature Boy (Live version) - John Coltrane 9. Things New - George Russell 10. Communication - Dewey Redman & Ed Blackwell 11. One For Trane - Dizzy Reece 12. Voodoo Sense - Joachim Khun feat. Archie Shepp 13. Metaphysics - Hassan Ibn Ali feat. Odean Pope 14. Obidiah Iziah (aka Long Time Ago) Johnny Kool/Run Bag O' Wire - Jah Tony 15. Daydreaming Of Africa - Lloyd Jones 16. King Of Kings - Yabby You 17. Oh City Of Zion - Yabby You & King Tubby 18. Ainash Nubia Dub - Yabby You & King Tubby

Check it out right here. 

That time Freddie Hubbard played on French TV in 1973

Here's an hour-long Freddie Hubbard performance in Paris with Junior Cook, George Cables, Michael Carvin and Kent Brinkley.

Amanda Whiting vs. Freddie Hubbard

UK harpist Amanda Whiting cut a fine version of Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower." Check out her new album After Dark. 

Happy Birthday Freddie Hubbard!

Remembering the great Freddie Hubbard on his birthday with some vintage performance footage shot in Norway and France. 

Jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins' well-sampled Windows LP gets deluxe reissue treatment

Thank Judd Apatow's WeWantSounds for the reissue featuring "Red Clay" sampled by ATCQ & Chance The Rapper.

LINKS
From The Red Clay Soil: An Interview with Jack Wilkins

Happy Birthday Freddie Hubbard

Remembering trumpet titan Freddie Hubbard on his day with "Open Sesame" from 1960. 

Happy Birthday Freddie Hubbard

Remembering the amazing Freddie Hubbard on his day with a blazing ORTF performance in Paris, 1973.

Happy Birthday Freddie Hubbard