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Open Sesame is the debut album by then 22 years old jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on June 19, 1960, by Rudy Van Gelder at his studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and released on the Blue Note label in 1960 in mono as BLP 4040 and in stereo as BST 84040. It features performances by Hubbard, Tina Brooks, McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones and Clifford Jarvis. In 1988, Capitol Records issued it on compact disc with Michael Cuscuna as reissue producer and in 2001, they released a version remastered by Rudy Van Gelder.
| Open Sesame | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | June 19, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:36 53:27 (CD reissue) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz included Open Sesame as part of a selected "Core Collection," and has summarized the album as "a great Blue Note set."[3]
DownBeat reviewer John A. Tynan wrote, "There’s a youthful virility and aggressiveness in this initial album of young (22) trumpeter Hubbard and cohorts that speaks well for the future of small-group jazz".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Open Sesame" (Tina Brooks) - 7:11
- "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:26
- "Gypsy Blue" (Brooks) - 6:28
- "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 5:36
- "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 6:04
- "Hub's Nub" (Hubbard) - 6:51
- "Open Sesame" [alternate take] (Brooks) - 7:16 Bonus track on CD
- "Gypsy Blue" [alternate take] (Brooks) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
edit- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Clifford Jarvis - drums
References
edit- ↑ Open Sesame at AllMusic
- 1 2 Tynan, John A. (January 19, 1961). "Open Sesame". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 2. p. 31.
- 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 731–732. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.