Breaking Point!
Studio album by
Freddie Hubbard
ReleasedAugust 1964[1]
RecordedMay 7, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length40:12
LabelBlue Note
BST 84172
ProducerAlfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Doin' the Thang!
(1963) 		Breaking Point!
(1964) 		Blue Spirits
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Breaking Point! is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the Blue Note label. 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

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

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as noted

  1. "Breaking Point" - 10:19
  2. "Far Away" - 10:58
  3. "Blue Frenzy" - 6:23
  4. "D Minor Mint" - 6:24
  5. "Mirrors" (Chambers) - 6:08
  6. "Blue Frenzy" [Alternate take] - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Mirrors" [Alternate take] - 3:23 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Charts

2022 chart performance for Breaking Point!
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 67

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 29, 1964
  2. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G. "Breaking Point! - Freddie Hubbard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Henderson, Lol; Stacey, Lee (2014). Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century. Routledge. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-135-92946-6. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freddie Hubbard – Breaking Point" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freddie Hubbard – Breaking Point". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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