Open Sesame

by Freddie Hubbard

Open Sesame cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 25:38
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones, Tina Brooks, Clifford Jarvis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Freddie Hubbard's debut album immediately announced the arrival of a major new voice. The session is a driving, energetic piece of hard bop, and Hubbard's soloing is a stunning display of technical virtuosity and brilliant ideas.

Genres

Descriptors: classic, bluesy, soulful, ensemble, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Open Sesame (7:11)
  2. But Beautiful (6:26)
  3. Gypsy Blue (6:27)
  4. All or Nothing at All (5:34)

Credits

  • Freddie Hubbard - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover], design/illustration
  • Clifford Jarvis - drums
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover], photography
  • McCoy Tyner - piano
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by [recording by]
  • Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke - written-by
  • Arthur Altman - written-by
  • Jack Lawrence - written-by
  • Rudolph Toombs - written-by

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