The Love Connection

1979 studio album by Freddie Hubbard

The Love Connection

Studio album by

Freddie Hubbard

Released

1979

Recorded

February–March 30, 1979

Studio

A&M Studios, Los Angeles

Genre

Jazz

Length

43:36

Label

Columbia

Producer

Claus Ogerman, Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard chronology

Super Blue
(1978)

The Love Connection
(1979)

Skagly
(1979)

The Love Connection is a 1979 album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded and released by Columbia Records.^[1] It contains performances by Tom Scott, Buddy Collette, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Al Jarreau.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted

"Love Connection" – 8:17
"Brigitte" – 6:57
"This Dream" (Claus Ogerman) – 9:00
"Little Sunflower" (Hubbard, Jarreau) – 9:20
"Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John La Touche) – 10:02

Personnel

Freddie Hubbard − trumpet, flugelhorn
Oscar Brashear, Snooky Young, Chuck Findley, Steve Madaio − trumpet
Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Phil Ranelin, Phil Teele − trombone
Joe Farrell, Tom Scott, Ernie Watts, Buddy Collette − tenor saxophone, flute
Chick Corea − keyboards
Chuck Domanico, Stanley Clarke − bass guitar
Chester Thompson − drums
Jumma Santos, Rubens Bassini − percussion
Al Jarreau − vocals
Claus Ogerman − conductor, arranger

References

^ Hawkins, Ronald (21 Jul 1979). "On the Tracks". Muncie Evening Press. p. T10.
^ "Freddie Hubbard Catalog". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ The Love Connection at AllMusic
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 423.

External links

The Love Connection at Discogs

Freddie Hubbard

Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.

Albums
as
leader
or
co-leader

Open Sesame (1960)
Goin' Up (1960)
Hub Cap (1961)
Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/Duke Pearson, 1961)
Ready for Freddie (1961)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Hub-Tones (1962)
Here to Stay (1962)
The Body & the Soul (1963)
Breaking Point! (1964)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (with Jimmy Heath, 1965)
The Night of the Cookers (1965)
Blue Spirits (1965–66)
Backlash (1966)
High Blues Pressure (1967)
A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
The Black Angel (1969)
The Hub of Hubbard (1970)
Red Clay (1970)
Straight Life (1970)
Sing Me a Song of Songmy (with İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
First Light (1971)
Polar AC (1971–73)
Sky Dive (1972)
Keep Your Soul Together (1973)
Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One (1973)
In Concert Volume Two (with Stanley Turrentine, 1974)
High Energy (1974)
Gleam (1975)
Liquid Love (1975)
Windjammer (1976)
Bundle of Joy (1977)
Super Blue (1978)
The Love Connection (1979)
Skagly (1979)
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 (1980)
The Alternate Blues (with Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson, 1980)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Terry, Gillespie & Peterson, 1980)
Born to Be Blue (1981)
Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1981)
Outpost (1981)
Rollin' (1981)
Splash (1981)
Above & Beyond (1982)
Back to Birdland (1982)
Face to Face (with Oscar Peterson, 1982)
Ride Like the Wind (1982)
The Rose Tattoo (1983)
Sweet Return (1983)
Double Take (with Woody Shaw, 1985)
Life Flight (1987)
The Eternal Triangle (with Woody Shaw, 1987)
Feel the Wind (with Art Blakey, 1988)
Times Are Changing (1989)
Topsy – Standard Book (1989)
Bolivia (1990–91)
At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles (1991)
Live at Fat Tuesday's (1991)
Blues for Miles (1992)
MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon (1994–95)
New Colors (2000)
On the Real Side (2007)