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Release date: 28-09-2011 (Originally released in 1973)
2011 Dutch limited vinyl editon(CTI's 40th Anniversary Edition), pressiing on 180gram audiophile vinyl, which finds Freddie in fine company with Joe Henderson [saxophone], Herbie Hancock [piano], Ron Carter [bass] and Lenny White [drums], produced by label boss Creed Taylor and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder in January, 1970 = stickered & sealed in gatefold sleeve.
Tracks: A1 Red Clay (12:09) A2 Delphia (7:21) B1 Suite Sioux (08:37) B2 The Intrepid Fox (10:43)
Freddie Hubbard's Fusion Jazz of Red Clay is something that the younger generations within Jazz and Hip Hop admire and aspire to. Title song 'Red Clay' was sampled by both A Tribe Called Quest in 'Jazz (We've Got)' and Freestyle Fellowship in 'Parkbench People', only to be covered by today's new vocal jazz Sankofa Jos James. You would need half a day to explain the intricacies of a song such as 'The Intrepid Fox'. Red Clay seamlessly blends Bop with Soul Jazz and Fusion in a way that would remain unsurpassed for a long time. Indispensable.
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