Red Clay

Freddie Hubbard's first affair with Creed Taylor's CTI label features an all star group comprised of Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Lenny White. The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studios, and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder himself. Mastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180 gram audiophile-grade vinyl at Pallas in Germany, this is THE essential pressing of Red Clay.

"This may be Freddie Hubbard's finest moment as a leader, in that it embodies and utilizes all of his strengths as a composer, soloist, and frontman... This is a classic, hands down." - AllMusic (5/5 stars)

Freddie Hubbard entered Creed Taylor's studio for the third time in 1971 with the express purpose of making a record radically different from anything he'd cut before; he was looking for it to use electricity and to be out of the soul-jazz mold, but was also more ambitious and wanted to push that envelope and himself. Taylor and Hubbard assembled a band that included Herbie Hancock , Eric Gale, George Benson, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, and Richard Wyands. Now it's available in its essential form, mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Pallas. Each jacket in this limited edition pressing of 2,000 copies is numbered with a gold foil stamp.

Freddie Hubbard CTI Series LP Bundle includes:
- Red Clay Black 180-Gram 33rpm LP
- First Light Black 180-Gram LP
- Straight Life Black 180-Gram LP

Description
Straight Life, arguably trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's greatest recording, features an all-star group that includes tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, keyboardist Herbie Hancock, guitarist George Benson, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Recorded in 1970 between Hubbard's better-known CTI releases, Red Clay and First Light, the album was also engineered by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by Creed Taylor. This 180gram audiophile-grade vinyl reissue, which was mastered from original tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Pallas in Germany, shines new light on this amazing, underrated recording.

Track Listing
A1 Straight Life
B1 Mr. Clean
B2 Here’s That Rainy DayV