Freddie Hubbard
's string of commercial albums for Columbia in the mid-to-late '70s ruined the trumpeter's reputation. This particular LP is not as bad as some (at least his duet with harpist
Dorothy Ashby
on
"Portrait of Jenny"
is pretty and
Ernie Watts
gets a good tenor solo on "Rahsaan") but it is not one of his finer moments either. With an oversized funky rhythm section, a string section and five "background" vocalists,
Hubbard
had little to do. Skip this and get his CTI and Blue Note albums instead. ~ Scott Yanow