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Birth name | Frederick Dwayne Hubbard |
Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | April 7, 1938
Died | December 29, 2008 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 70)
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Years active | 1958–2008 |
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Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1] He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.[2]