I met up with Art Blakey in 1963, I think. It was right after Lee Morgan left and I played with him for about two and a half years.
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That was the biggest thrill, going over to these guy's houses and having them want me to practice with them and they would show me a lot of stuff, which was really advanced stuff to me at my age.Freddie Hubbard
Well, my sister played trumpet. Can you imagine having a sister blowing the trumpet around the house, Fred? And my brother, he played piano. Everybody was playing some kind of music, so it was natural for me to get into it.
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I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.
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I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it was beautiful, Fred. It opened up my mind.
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I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something.
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They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.
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