Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy is an album recorded in 1977 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was released on the Columbia label and features performances by Hubbard, Dorothy Ashby, Azar Lawrence and Ernie Watts. Reception A reviewer of Dusty Groove commented "A bundle of soul from Freddie Hubbard – one that has him blowing beautifully over full arrangements from Bert DeCoteux – the 70s super-soul maestro who really brings a new sound to Hubbard's music! The style's a bit smoother than other Freddie albums of the time, but still really great – a wonderful plenty of his well-timed, well-punctuated work on trumpet with warm grooves supplied by Bert – filled with instrumentation that includes David T Walker on guitar, Ernie Watts on sax and flute, Azar Lawrence on tenor, David Garfield on keyboards, and even Dorothy Ashby on flute". Track listing All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated "Bundle of Joy" "Rainy Day Song" "Portrait of Jennie" (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson) "From Now On" "Tucson Stomp" "Rahsann" "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) "From Behind" Personnel Freddie Hubbard: trumpet Bobby Bryant: trumpet Snooky Young: trumpet Nolan Smith: trumpet George Bohanon: trombone Garnett Brown: trombone Ernie Watts: tenor saxophone, alto saxophone Azar Lawrence: tenor saxophone David Garfield: keyboards, celeste Michael Stanton: keyboards Dorothy Ashby: harp Bill Green: tenor saxophone David Sherr: oboe Ernie Fields: baritone saxophone David T. Walker: guitar Craig McMullen: guitar Jay Graydon: guitar Rick Littlefield: guitar Henry Davis: bass Curtis Robertson Jr.: bass Eric Ward: bass Carlos Vega: drums Ed Greene: drums Freddy Alexander: drums Tommy Vig: percussion Bob Zimmitti: percussion Paulinho da Costa: conga Dee Ervin, Maxine Willard Waters, Venetta Fields, Julia Tillman-Waters, Pat Henderson: vocals