Open Sesame (Freddie Hubbard album)

Open Sesame is the debut album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard released on the Blue Note label in 1960 as BST 84040. It features performances by Hubbard, Tina Brooks, McCoy Tyner, Sam Jones and Clifford Jarvis. It was remastered in 2001 by Rudy Van Gelder.

Open Sesame
Studio album by Freddie Hubbard
Released	1960
Recorded	June 19, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:36 53:27 (CD reissue)
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Open Sesame (1960) Goin' Up (1960)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Penguin Guide to Jazz

The Penguin Guide to Jazz has included Open Sesame as part of a selected "Core Collection," and has summarized the album as "a great Blue Note set."[2]

Track listing

1. "Open Sesame" (Brooks) - 7:11
2. "But Beautiful" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:26
3. "Gypsy Blue" (Brooks) - 6:28
4. "All or Nothing at All" (Altman, Lawrence) - 5:36
5. "One Mint Julep" (Toombs) - 6:04
6. "Hub's Nub" (Hubbard) - 6:51
7. "Open Sesame" [alternate take] (Brooks) - 7:16 Bonus track on CD
8. "Gypsy Blue" [alternate take] (Brooks) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Clifford Jarvis - drums

References

1. Open Sesame at AllMusic
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 731–732. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.