Bolivia is an album by the American trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, released on the Music Master label in 1991. It features performances by Hubbard, Ralph Moore, Vincent Herring, Cedar Walton, David Williams, and Billy Higgins.
Contents
Recording Sessions
Bolivia was recorded with the then-current members of the Eastern Rebellion jazz quartet (Moore, Walton, Williams and Higgins), plus Vincent Herring and Hubbard. Three of the six songs were recorded during the same December 1990 recording sessions that produced Eastern Rebellion's Mosaic album, and the rest were recorded the next month. Bolivia was the first of three hard bop albums that Hubbard recorded for the MusicMasters record label in the 1990s.
Reception
The Los Angeles Times wrote that the title track "sashays back and forth between a undulating Latin feeling and a driving swing section."
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "overall the music is satisfying enough to make this a recommended disc to fans of the modern mainstream."
Track listing
All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated
"Homegrown" – 8:41
"Bolivia" (Walton) – 6:54
"God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:31
"Dear John" – 7:30
"Managua" – 10:00
"Third World" – 8:11
Personnel
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
David Williams – bass
Billy Higgins – drums