‚Keep your Soul together’ from 1973 belongs in every serious collection, a real classic: Freddie Hubbard with his unmistakable trumpet sound at the height of his musical career. The CTI 70s signature production by Creed Taylor, with Rudy van Gelder as engineer.

The sensational bass playing of Ron Carter. The iconic cover, which could even be delivered to your home as a wall decoration poster for $1.50. Four very strong original compositions by Mr. Hubbard, they were all sampled later, e.g. ‘Destiny’s Children’ by the London producers Tek 9 in 1996. Wonderful music!

Stefan Mohr