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Straight Life (Freddie Hubbard album)

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Straight Life
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1971 [1]
RecordedNovember 16, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenrePost-bop, soul jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length36:24
LabelCTI
CTI 6007
ProducerCreed Taylor
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Red Clay
(1970)
Straight Life
(1971)
Sing Me a Song of Songmy
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Straight Life is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1970 by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded on 16 November 1970 and released between the albums Red Clay (1970) and Sing Me a Song of Songmy (1971). This is also Hubbard's eighteenth overall album.

Track listing

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  1. "Straight Life" (Freddie Hubbard) - 17:30
  2. "Mr. Clean" (Weldon Irvine) - 13:37
  3. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:17

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Jan 23, 1971
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Straight Life - Freddie Hubbard | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard and Brian Moreton. "Review: Straight Life". Penguin Guide to Jazz: 732. September 2008.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.