Freddie Hubbard

trumpet

Hard-bop trumpeter; Barry says he kept telling him to play sixteenth-note triplets, even nicknaming him ‘Trip’ to make the point.

mentions: 2
recordings: 1
Barry speaking: 2

What Barry says

Barry says he used to tell Freddie Hubbard all the time that he had to play sixteenth-note triplets, and even called him ‘Trip’ to make him play some.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York12:24 12:56

The story belongs to a wider complaint: young players play mostly eighth notes, can hardly imagine a sixteenth-note triplet, and pour out notes without pause, when the music has to deal with space and quiet.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York12:24 12:56

In his own words

Freddie, now you’ve got to play some triplets. I used to call him Trip. And that was to make him play some triplets, you know. It can’t be just eighth notes.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York, various, 1987–2019. NPR interview with Ben Sidran, 1988 12:56 Watch on YouTube at 12:56

You’ve got to play 16-note triplets. I used to tell Freddie Hubbard this all the time.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York, various, 1987–2019. The same interview, on young players and eighth notes 12:32 Watch on YouTube at 12:32

Every mention

2 moments in the recordings, 2 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York

various, 1987–2019

12:24
Barry
Says he constantly told Hubbard (captioned ‘Freddy Hubbet’) to play sixteenth-note triplets.
Watch on YouTube at 12:24
12:56
Barry
Nicknamed him ‘Trip’ to make him play triplets, not just eighth notes.
Watch on YouTube at 12:56

Method ideas nearby

Ideas of the method taught in the classes where they come up, with how many mentions fall in each.