I have been waiting for the re-issue of this CD for years, and for years I have haunted the stores and scoured the internet in what had been a futile search. Finally the moment I knew had to come arrived. I own a number of Freddie Hubbard albums, but I consider Sweet Return to be Hubbard at his best. I first bought it on cassette back in 1983 when it was originally issued, immediately liked it and wore out the tape as the years went by. Hubbard is ably backed on Sweet Return by jazz giants Lew Tabackin on tenor sax and flute, Joanne Brackeen on piano, and Eddie Gomez on bass. The music ranges from frenetic on Calypso Fred, to smooth and romantic on the jazz classic Misty. My favorites are the title cut, which is a magnificent showcase of Hubbard's virtuosity, Whistling Away In The Dark, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, and the Brackeen composition, Heidi-B, which showcases her stunning piano play, provides a vehicle for Tabackin to show off on his flute and gives Hubbard a launching pad from which to take us soaring to the musical stratosphere. Since this CD arrived, I have played it over and over again, enjoying it just as much as I did when I first heard it nearly twenty years ago. This is one CD that belongs in every serious jazz lover's collection.
I own a number of Freddie Hubbard albums, but I consider Sweet Return to be Hubbard at his best. I first bought it on cassette back in 1983 when it was originally issued, immediately liked it and wore out the tape as the years went by.
Hubbard is ably backed on Sweet Return by jazz giants Lew Tabackin on tenor sax and flute, Joanne Brackeen on piano, and Eddie Gomez on bass. The music ranges from frenetic on Calypso Fred, to smooth and romantic on the jazz classic Misty. My favorites are the title cut, which is a magnificent showcase of Hubbard's virtuosity, Whistling Away In The Dark, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, and the Brackeen composition, Heidi-B, which showcases her stunning piano play, provides a vehicle for Tabackin to show off on his flute and gives Hubbard a launching pad from which to take us soaring to the musical stratosphere.
Since this CD arrived, I have played it over and over again, enjoying it just as much as I did when I first heard it nearly twenty years ago. This is one CD that belongs in every serious jazz lover's collection.