The recent passing of trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard robs the world of one of its greatest musicians and certainly one of the last from the golden era of modern jazz. Hubbard's career spanned an impressive fifty years in which time he worked with every major jazz artist including John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Herbie Hancock.
We've started a thread in the forum to honor this great jazz musician. Please read and contribute any thoughts: Hubbard comments
For the jazz players reading this, take some time to re-listen to his many great solos, "Birdlike", "Maiden Voyage", "Red Clay", and so on. For those trying to learn them, here's a head start:
Freddie Hubbard Solo Transcriptions
And lastly, as pointed out by Dennis Dotson, this video clip: