Freddie Hubbard with Claus Ogerman - This Dream

Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Claus Ogerman. Solos by Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea. From 1979 Freddie Hubbard album "The Love Connection".

In my humble opinion, "This Dream" is one of the most haunting and mysterious third stream pieces ever written. Claus Ogerman is a master composer/orchestrator whose lush chords pull you in like a great film noir. The piece opens with a hazy and haunting recurring motif played first by the brass section only, and then with added strings in the repetition. As the piece progresses and the melody starts to take shape, there's at times terror and grief in the strings and Hubbard's poignant flugelhorn, like being in the midst of a terrible nightmare, and at other times further in - sudden and welcome appearances of sunlight, hope and the warm feeling of falling in love. Pay attention to how Ogerman reharmonizes the last part of the melody in the coda, after Chick's solo. The sheer, drawn-out tension - just like a desperate soul fighting to get to the top of a well and finally getting there after a seemingly endless struggle. Just before the major resolution, the French horn motif appears one last time, to remind us that it has all been... just a dream. I think it a completely underrated Third Stream masterpiece. I found Kurt Hutton's famous "New York Dawn" photo especially fitting. Enjoy.

[lauraowens]

Almost sacred. But then so are all of Ogerman's compositions. Freddie perfect for "This Dream."

[charleshoernemann]

Freddie Hubbard: GREAT horn player, Chick Corea: a GENIUS on the keyboards...but this music would never have the impact on me without Claus Ogerman's one-of-a-kind orchestrations. Thank you Mr. Ogerman and RIP.

[reneemorris]

When geniuses collaborate, greatness happens.

[jonnreyna]

Listening over & over again! I was only 10 years when I heard this for the first time. Now after 43 I just realised how deep this goes...

[BruceMontgomeryTV]

My City. My Vision! Peace & Prosperity for All!

[j.p.lindsay]

Claus Ogerman! What a MASTER arranger, conductor & composer!! Hauntingly beautiful... :)

[satomisuperblack]

Thanks for uploading and for description

[movieboy]

When he was playing like this there were amazingly few people who dug him that should have. He was the greatest. Ignore all the other beauty once, and listen only to how Freddie massages the intonation to speak a whole nother musical thought.

[essenceofelq]

This piece is quite beautiful. Freddie's tone on the trumpet is rich and superb. I love anything Claus Ogerman.. A great beginning to my day..

[Gnurklesquimp]

1:02 was not expecting this! Same can be said for other awesome moments. Such a unique and haunting sound

[garyhoffman]

Wow! I had no idea that they collaborated! My favorite trumpet player and arranger. Amazing! I have the Michael Brecker, Bill Evans, Jobim and Sinatra stuff but not this.

[jxferenge]

Perfect stuff. Class beyond compare. Lovely photo. Food for meditation on Eternity. Thanks !!

[nealhinds]

The more i listen to this piece of beautiful music, the more i like it.

[laxlvrfx]

the height of 1960s optimism . I’ll have a martini please, straight up & extra dry .

[shonuffwright]

found a GEM...Claus & Freddie on the

[minihammes]

How I love Klaus Ogermann?!
A beautiful piece, I don't know before...
Does somebody know how's blaying the bass?

[steveowen]

Utterly stunning now vince mendoza is the man but this like his symbiosis simply haunting