Breaking Point!
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album|
| name = Breaking Point!
| type = Album
| artist = Freddie Hubbard
| cover = Breaking Point (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = August 1964[https://books.google.com/books?id=rUUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=hubbard+Breaking&pg=PA36 Billboard Aug 29, 1964]
| recorded = May 7, 1964
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:12
| label = Blue Note
BST 84172
| producer = Alfred Lion
| prev_title = Doin' the Thang!
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Blue Spirits
| next_year = 1965
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1=AllMusic
|rev1score={{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Nastos |first1=Michael G. |title=Breaking Point! - Freddie Hubbard {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/breaking-point%21-mw0000263635 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=13 December 2019 |language=en-us}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=732}}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|rev3Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 106
}}
}}
Breaking Point! is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the Blue Note label. This album features Joe Chambers' recording debut. Although it features performances by Hubbard's recent collaborators Ronnie Mathews and Eddie Khan, it was a departure in style from his work with Mathews and the Jazz Messengers.
Reception
Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic commented "The pure energy Hubbard injected into this ensemble, and the sheer originality of this music beyond peers like Miles Davis and Lee Morgan, identified Hubbard as the newest of new voices on his instrument. Breaking Point has stood the test of time as a recording far ahead of mid-'60s post-bop, and is an essential item for all listeners of incendiary progressive jazz". Chris Slawecki in his review for Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century called the album "a crackling mixture of free atonality, beautiful melody and blues feeling."{{cite book |last1=Henderson |first1=Lol |last2=Stacey |first2=Lee |title=Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century |date=2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-92946-6 |page=304 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m8W2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA304 |access-date=13 December 2019 |language=en}}
Track listing
All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as noted
- "Breaking Point" - 10:19
- "Far Away" - 10:58
- "Blue Frenzy" - 6:23
- "D Minor Mint" - 6:24
- "Mirrors" (Chambers) - 6:08
- "Blue Frenzy" [Alternate take] - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
- "Mirrors" [Alternate take] - 3:23 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
- Ronnie Mathews - piano
- Eddie Khan - bass
- Joe Chambers - drums
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2022 chart performance for Breaking Point! ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Germany4|41|id=281817|artist=Freddie Hubbard|album=Breaking Point|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|67|artist=Freddie Hubbard|album=Breaking Point|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2022}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Freddie Hubbard}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Freddie Hubbard albums
Category:Blue Note Records albums