Open Sesame: Vinyl LP music-product Round Midnight

Round Midnight

Smith unveils the many ways his creative expression has expanded

” Side 2 opens with a beautiful ballad performance of “A Portrait of Jennie” before stretching out on another original blues by Byrd titled “Cecile” and concluding Volume 1 with the band’s theme “Pure D

and Jymie Merritt on bass

Warner Music and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings

Open Sesame: Vinyl LP music-product Round MidnightTrumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst upon the Blue Note scene in June 1960 with his auspicious debut album Open Sesame. Within 6 months Hubbard had already recorded a follow up (Goin Up) and appeared as a sideman on sessions with Tina Brooks (True Blue), Hank Mobley (Roll Call), Kenny Drew (Undercurrent), and Jackie McLean (Bluesnik). Hubbards bravado style was already fully formed on Open Sesame with his brilliant tone and jaw dropping technical prowess