Freddie Hubbard – The Body & The Soul (Verve By Request)

Description

Strings, brass, and a hard bop core meet on The Body & The Soul, a sweeping Freddie Hubbard statement that pairs a small group with an orchestral palette. Part of the Verve By Request series, this 180g reissue brings a newly remastered cut onto high-quality vinyl, pressed at Third Man Pressing in Detroit, and presents the session with clean, modern fidelity while honoring its vintage impulse. Recorded in 1963, the program moves between intimate septet passages and widescreen arrangements with strings for a dynamic, cinematic listen.

Musically, the album threads lyrical standards and bold originals. “Body and Soul” opens with burnished trumpet tone and lush voicings, “Carnival (Manha de Carnaval)” flows with cool, melodic sway, and “Thermo” closes in buoyant hard bop fashion. Along the way you hear an all-star lineup including Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman, and Louis Hayes, a combination that gives the record both bite and elegance.

This Verve By Request edition is a single-pocket jacket 180g LP, newly remastered and pressed at Third Man. Expect quiet backgrounds, focused midrange, and strong dynamic contrasts that let the trumpet and strings breathe from this audiophile quality vinyl. It is a tasteful, great-sounding reissue for shelves that favor classic jazz presented with care.

• Format: Black 180g Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: “Body and Soul,” “Carnival (Manha de Carnaval),” “Thermo”
• Pressing details: Verve By Request series; newly remastered; 180g; pressed at Third Man Pressing, Detroit; standard single jacket
• Genre/style: Jazz, Post-bop, Orchestral jazz, Hard bop
• UPC: 602465226263

For a Freddie Hubbard session that balances lyric beauty and modern edge, The Body & The Soul is a rewarding spin with staying power.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Body And Soul
2. Carnival (Manha De Carnival)
3. Chocolate Shake
4. Dedicated To You

Side B:

1. Clarence’s Place
2. Aries
3. Skylark
4. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good
5. Thermo