LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

‘Open Sesame’ is the debut album by then 22 years old trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on June 19, 1960 by Rudy Van Gelder at his studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and released on the Blue Note label in 1960. It features performances by Hubbard, Tina Brooks, McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones and Clifford Jarvis. The Penguin Guide to Jazz has included Open Sesame as part of a selected “Core Collection,” and has summarized the album as “a great Blue Note set.” All Music gave it a four and a half star rating.

Track Listing:

• Open Sesame 07:10
• But Beautiful 06:25
• Gypsy Blue 06:23
• All Or Nothing At All 05:33
• One Mint Julep 05:53
• Hub’s Nub 06:49