Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard album)

Norman Weinstein of All About Jazz commented "Another indication of Hubbard's well-seasoned taste on this session is revealed in using two of Cal Massey's most memorable compositions, "Father and Son" and "Assunta." Listen to the solos by Hubbard and Shorter on "Assunta" and ask yourself if they haven't slipped to a new phase of their growth, apart from Blakey's band at this juncture, that's more darkly introspective. I hope the album title is true of the recording's fate".[2] Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated "Although that session (comprised of four Hubbard compositions, one of Walton's songs, and Randy Weston's "Cry Me Not") is excellent, it is the full album of previously unreleased material from an all-star quintet that is of greatest interest".[1] A reviewer of Dusty Groove noted "The sound here is sharp-edged and soulful – a reflection of the groove that Freddie was hitting in the Jazz Messengers of the early 60s, played by a group that features three members of that ensemble – Wayne Shorter on tenor, Cedar Walton on piano, and Reggie Workman on bass – along with Philly Joe Jones on drums! Tracks are hard, straight, and soulful – not bogged down in some of Hubbard's misdirected modernism..."[4]

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted

1. "Philly Mignon" - 5:30
2. "Father and Son" (Massey) - 6:37
3. "Body and Soul" (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) - 6:29
4. "Nostrand and Fulton" - 7:09
5. "Full Moon and Empty Arms" (Kaye, Ted Mossman) - 5:28
6. "Assunta" (Massey) - 7:07

• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Philly Joe Jones - drums