Born to Be Blue (Freddie Hubbard album)
# Born to Be Blue (Freddie Hubbard album)

Professional ratings :

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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

Born to Be Blue is an album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard recorded in December 1981 and released on the Pablo Today label in 1982.

## Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album a "fine modern hard bop CD".

## Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted

* "Gibraltar" - 12:16
* "True Colors" - 8:05
* "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 7:25
* "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 6:48
* "Up Jumped Spring" - 7:11
* Recorded on Soundstream Digital Systems at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Hollywood; December 14, 1981

## Personnel

* Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Harold Land - tenor saxophone, flute
* Billy Childs - keyboards
* Larry Klein - bass
* Steve Houghton - drums
* Buck Clarke - percussion
