Breaking Point!

Breaking Point! is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded on May 7, 1964, and released on the Blue Note label. This album features Joe Chambers' recording debut. Although it features performances by Hubbard's recent collaborators Ronnie Mathews and Eddie Khan, it was a departure in style from his work with Mathews and the Jazz Messengers.

Breaking Point!
Studio album by Freddie Hubbard
Released	August 1964[1]
Recorded	May 7, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:12
Label	Blue Note BST 84172
Producer	Alfred Lion
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Doin' the Thang! (1963) Breaking Point! (1964) Blue Spirits (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Reception

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic commented "The pure energy Hubbard injected into this ensemble, and the sheer originality of this music beyond peers like Miles Davis and Lee Morgan, identified Hubbard as the newest of new voices on his instrument. Breaking Point has stood the test of time as a recording far ahead of mid-'60s post-bop, and is an essential item for all listeners of incendiary progressive jazz".^[2] Chris Slawecki in his review for Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century called the album "a crackling mixture of free atonality, beautiful melody and blues feeling."^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as noted

1. "Breaking Point" - 10:19
2. "Far Away" - 10:58
3. "Blue Frenzy" - 6:23
4. "D Minor Mint" - 6:24
5. "Mirrors" (Chambers) - 6:08
6. "Blue Frenzy" [Alternate take] - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
7. "Mirrors" [Alternate take] - 3:23 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
• Ronnie Mathews - piano
• Eddie Khan - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

Charts

2022 chart performance for Breaking Point!

Chart (2022)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	67