Freddie Hubbard Dead at 70

Freddie Hubbard, great jazz Trumpeter, is dead. Freddie Hubbard died after complications from heart attacks. Hubbard had his heart attack in November 26.Freddie Hubbard was 70.

LOS Angeles - Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players who have worked with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died Monday, a month after suffering a heart attack.

In his earliest recordings, which included "Open Sesame" and "move up" on Blue Note in 1960, the influence of Davis, Chet Baker and others on Hubbard Obviously, Weiss said. But within a few years he would develop a style all his own that will affect generations of musicians, including Wynton Marsalis. Although he had been in declining health in recent years, Hubbard continued to perform until a few months ago. Known for both the intensity of his game, as well as his melodic style, Hubbard last concert was in June in New York at a party celebrating the release of his latest album.He won a Grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for the album "First Light".