This is not your run of the mill Blue Note album and the opening track "Arietis" is very reminiscent of the kind of warm sound that Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool band produced. Composed by Wayne Shorter, the sound of the ensemble is largely due to the addition of the euphonium of Bernard McKinney. Solo honours are shared by Hubbard, Shorter and McCoy Tyner at the piano - the latter sounding much more boppish than with the work he produced with Coltrane at around the same time. When McKinney solos, he has something of the furry tone of Bob Brookmeyer's trombone. Art Davis proves to be yet another under-valued bassist with a big sound and Elvin Jones is as brilliant as ever. (Sometimes you find youself just listening to his drums alone.)
Good as the ensemble is as a whole, it is Hubbard's solo work on "Weaver of dreams" that really takes the biscuit - this is one of the very great solos in the history of jazz. Nothing else comes near this flawless track, even on other records with Hubbard.
In summary, this is an interesting CD and Shorter yet again demonstrates why is is one of the best writers in jazz. An usual album that is definately worth tracking down. Excellent sound from Van Gelder as ever.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly brilliant trumpet, 7 Oct 2008

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Hubbard's masterpiece. "Ready for Freddie" features some of the best hard bop trumpet on record, in glorious RVG re-mastered sound. Freddie is at his absolute best, buoyed along by a magnificent rhythm section in Elvin Jones, an early McCoy Tyner and Art Davis. Wayne is also on fine form, but it is Freddie that takes the honours with a sting of great solos, the peak being the 19 choruses of "Birdlike" an uptempo blues in F, full of amazing sustained brilliance. Trumpet players, listen to this and marvel! The tunes are also excellent, with Hubbard's "Arietis", "Birdlike" and "Crisis", a bouncy "Marie Antoinette" by Wayne and the ballad feature "Weaver of Dreams", an unusual choice that works well. All in all a glorious record by one of the greatest jazz trumpeters at his best - so what are you waiting for?

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