Ten years after trumpeter Freddie Hubbard’s first album, Open Sesame, hit record stores, his career had reached a turning point. He had already accomplished a great deal, including his involvement in the revolutionary free-jazz movement. From this crossroads, he launched his popular phase with CTIRecords. Hubbard recorded this album at MPS Studios in Germany while he was taking a break from his European tour, which created the opportunity to see this musician alongside his all-star quintet in a non-performance setting. The cornerstone of the album is the jazz standard “Without A Song,” which Hubbard and his band turn into a 13-minute escapade while exuding talent, energy, and enthusiasm.