Polar AC
1975 compilation album by Freddie Hubbard
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| Compilation album by Freddie Hubbard | ||||
| Released | April 18, 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 16, 1971 (#1) April 12, 1972 (#2-3) October 4–5, 1972 (#4) October 5 or 23, 1973 (#5) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:20 | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6056 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Polar AC is a compilation album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was his final album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, George Benson, Junior Cook, and Ron Carter. It was put together by CTI after Hubbard left the label to go to Columbia, and the tracks were recorded at different sessions, between 1971 and 1973.[4] The album featured pieces: "People Make the World Go Round" and "Betcha, By Golly Wow", recorded both on April 12, 1972, and "Son of Sky Dive" recorded around 1973. "Polar AC" (aka "Fantasy in D" and "Ugetsu") came from First Light sessions, whilst "Naturally" was recorded during Sky Dive sessions, and both can be found on CD reissues of their respective albums.
Track listing
- "Polar AC" (Cedar Walton) - 6:56
- "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:54
- "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 8:14
- "Naturally" (Nat Adderley) - 5:55
- "Son of Sky Dive" (Freddie Hubbard) - 13:21
Personnel
- Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
- Junior Cook: tenor saxophone
- Hubert Laws: flute
- George Cables: piano (tracks 2 & 5)
- George Benson: guitar
- Ron Carter: bass
- Jack DeJohnette: drums (track 1)
- Lenny White: drums (tracks 2 & 5)
- Billy Cobham: drums (track 4)
- Airto Moreira: percussion (tracks 2 & 3)
- Strings (tracks 1-3): Al Brown, Paul Gershman, Emanuel "Manny" Green, Max Ellen, Theodore Israel, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Charles McCracken, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi, George Ricci, Tony Sophos, Tosha Samaroff, Irving Spice, Manny Vardi
- Woodwinds (track 4): Phil Bodner, Wally Kane, George Marge, Romeo Penque
- Brass (track 4): Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Tony Price, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm
- Don Sebesky: string arrangements (track 1), brass and woodwind arrangements (track 4)
- Bob James: string arrangements (tracks 2 & 3)
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
as
leader
or
co-leader
- Open Sesame (1960)
- Goin' Up (1960)
- Hub Cap (1961)
- Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson, 1961)
- Ready for Freddie (1961)
- The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
- Hub-Tones (1962)
- Here to Stay (1962)
- The Body & the Soul (1963)
- Breaking Point! (1964)
- Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965)
- The Night of the Cookers (1965)
- Blue Spirits (1965–66)
- Backlash (1966)
- High Blues Pressure (1967)
- A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
- The Black Angel (1969)
- The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
- Red Clay (1970)
- Straight Life (1970)
- Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
- First Light (1971)
- Polar AC (1971–73)
- Sky Dive (1972)
- Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
- Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
- In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974)
- High Energy (1974)
- Gleam (1975)
- Liquid Love (1975)
- Windjammer (1976)
- Bundle of Joy (1977)
- Super Blue (1978)
- The Love Connection (1979)
- Skagly (1979)
- Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
- The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980)
- The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
- Born to Be Blue (1981)
- Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
- Outpost (1981)
- Rollin' (1981)
- Splash (1981)
- Above & Beyond (1982)
- Back to Birdland (1982)
- Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
- Ride Like the Wind (1982)
- The Rose Tattoo (1983)
- Sweet Return (1983)
- Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985)
- Life Flight (1987)
- The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
- Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988)
- Times Are Changing (1989)
- Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
- Bolivia (1990–91)
- At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
- Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
- Blues for Miles (1992)
- MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
- New Colors (2000)
- On the Real Side (2007)
Blakey/The
Jazz
Messengers
- Mosaic (1961)
- Buhaina's Delight (1961)
- Blues March (1961)
- Three Blind Mice (1961)
- Caravan (1962)
- Ugetsu (1963)
- Kyoto (1964)
- Free for All (1964)
- Golden Boy (1965)
- Soul Finger (1965)
Dexter
Gordon
- Doin' Allright (1961)
- Clubhouse (1965)
- Generation (1973)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
Herbie
Hancock
- Takin' Off (1962)
- Empyrean Isles (1964)
- Maiden Voyage (1965)
- Blow-Up (soundtrack album, 1966)
- V.S.O.P. (1977)
- V.S.O.P.: The Quintet (1977)
- V.S.O.P. Tempest in the Colosseum (1977)
- V.S.O.P. Live Under the Sky (1977)
- Round Midnight (soundtrack album, 1985)
Bobby
Hutcherson
- Dialogue (1965)
- Components (1965)
- Knucklebean (1977)
- Highway One (1978)
Quincy
Jones
- I Dig Dancers (1960)
- The Quintessence (1962)
- Golden Boy (1964)
- I/We Had a Ball (1964–65)
- Walking in Space (1969)
- Gula Matari (1970)
Wayne
Shorter
- Wayning Moments (1961)
- Speak No Evil (1964)
- The Soothsayer (1965)
- The All Seeing Eye (1965)
others
- The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966)
- The Other Side of Abbey Road (George Benson, 1969)
- Out of This World (Walter Benton, 1960)
- True Blue (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- God Bless the Child (Kenny Burrell, 1971)
- Cables' Vision (George Cables, 1979)
- Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990)
- Free Jazz (Ornette Coleman, 1960)
- Olé Coltrane (John Coltrane, 1961)
- Africa/Brass (John Coltrane, 1961)
- Ascension (John Coltrane, 1965)
- Muses for Richard Davis (1969)
- Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1960)
- Out to Lunch! (Eric Dolphy, 1964)
- Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
- Leaving This Planet (Charles Earland, 1973)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
- Interplay (Bill Evans, 1962)
- Sonic Text (Joe Farrell, 1979)
- Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1960)
- Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
- Cabin in the Sky (Curtis Fuller, 1962)
- Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Benny Golson, 1961)
- Pop + Jazz = Swing (Benny Golson, 1962)
- Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959)
- Sister Salvation (Slide Hampton, 1960)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
- Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
- Big Band (Joe Henderson, 1996)
- Pax (Andrew Hill, 1965)
- Compulsion (Andrew Hill, 1965)
- Sunflower (Milt Jackson, 1972)
- Goodbye (Milt Jackson, 1973)
- 52nd Street (Billy Joel, 1978)
- Reg Strikes Back (Elton John, 1988)
- J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
- Echoes of an Era (Chaka Khan, 1982)
- Essence (John Lewis, 1960–62)
- Water Sign (Jeff Lorber, 1979)
- Doin' the Thang! (Ronnie Mathews, 1963)
- Bluesnik (Jackie McLean, 1961)
- MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1994)
- Fingerpickin' (Wes Montgomery, 1958)
- Roll Call (Hank Mobley, 1960)
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson, 1961)
- Sweet Honey Bee (Duke Pearson, 1966)
- The Right Touch (Duke Pearson, 1967)
- Contours (Sam Rivers, 1965)
- Drums Unlimited (Max Roach, 1965)
- East Broadway Run Down (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Numbers (Rufus, 1978)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- Giant Box (Don Sebesky, 1973)
- Sugar (Stanley Turrentine, 1970)
- Together (McCoy Tyner, 1978)
- Quartets 4 X 4 (McCoy Tyner, 1980)
- Soundscapes (Cedar Walton, 1980)
- Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
- Blue Moses (Randy Weston, 1972)
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