December 31, 2008
FREDDIE HUBBARD - NEW YEAR’S EVE 1983

FREDDIE HUBBARD
Concerts By the Sea 1983 [no label, 2CD]
Live at Redondo Beach, CA; December 31, 1983. Very good FM broadcast.
Freddie Hubbard died on Monday (December 29, 2008) at Sherman Oaks Hospital as a result of a heart attack suffered in late November. He was 70.
In memory of the trumpeter, here’s a Freddie Hubbard show from 1983. Since it was performed on New Year’s Eve 1983, it couldn’t be shared at a more opportune moment.
Thanks to glasnostrd19 for sharing the tracks on the Dime site. Thanks also to anglomuse for the pictures.
Disc 1
Track 101: radio announcer 1:31
Track 102: The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 14:46
Track 103: Misty 9:43
Track 104: Freddie talks and radio announcer (set break) 1:25
Track 105: last moments of 1983 (Freddie talks and crowd cheering) and Auld Lang Syne 3:24
Track 106: Super Blue 14:08
Track 107: Freddie talks :57
Track 108: My funny Valentine 9:40
Track 109: announcer :17 (another set break)
Track 110: announcer and Howard Rumsey talkS (owner of venue) 2:03
Disc 2
Track 201: announcer introduction final set :25
Track 202: One Of Another Kind 16:09
Track 203: Freddie talks 3:48
Track 204: Up Jumps Spring 13:46
Track 205: Freddie talkS (band introductions) 3:12
Track 206: announcer closing credits (over Auld Lang Syne) 3:51
Click here for the tracks.
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