Bundle of Joy (album)

Bundle of Joy is an album recorded in 1977 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was released on the Columbia label and features performances by Hubbard, Dorothy Ashby, Azar Lawrence and Ernie Watts.

Reception
A reviewer of Dusty Groove commented "A bundle of soul from Freddie Hubbard – one that has him blowing beautifully over full arrangements from Bert DeCoteux – the 70s super-soul maestro who really brings a new sound to Hubbard's music! The style's a bit smoother than other Freddie albums of the time, but still really great – a wonderful plenty of his well-timed, well-punctuated work on trumpet with warm grooves supplied by Bert – filled with instrumentation that includes David T Walker on guitar, Ernie Watts on sax and flute, Azar Lawrence on tenor, David Garfield on keyboards, and even Dorothy Ashby on flute".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated


 * 1) "Bundle of Joy"
 * 2) "Rainy Day Song"
 * 3) "Portrait of Jennie" (Gordon Burdge, J. Russel Robinson)
 * 4) "From Now On"
 * 5) "Tucson Stomp"
 * 6) "Rahsann"
 * 7) "I Don't Want to Lose You" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed)
 * 8) "From Behind"

Personnel

 * Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
 * Bobby Bryant: trumpet
 * Snooky Young: trumpet
 * Nolan Smith: trumpet
 * George Bohanon: trombone
 * Garnett Brown: trombone
 * Ernie Watts: tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
 * Azar Lawrence: tenor saxophone
 * David Garfield: keyboards, celeste
 * Michael Stanton: keyboards
 * Dorothy Ashby: harp
 * Bill Green: tenor saxophone
 * David Sherr: oboe
 * Ernie Fields: baritone saxophone
 * David T. Walker: guitar
 * Craig McMullen: guitar
 * Jay Graydon: guitar
 * Rick Littlefield: guitar
 * Henry Davis: bass
 * Curtis Robertson Jr.: bass
 * Eric Ward: bass
 * Carlos Vega: drums
 * Ed Greene: drums
 * Freddy Alexander: drums
 * Tommy Vig: percussion
 * Bob Zimmitti: percussion
 * Paulinho da Costa: conga
 * Dee Ervin, Maxine Willard Waters, Venetta Fields, Julia Tillman-Waters, Pat Henderson: vocals