[Dixielandjazz] Freddie Hubbard obit

[David Livingston]

> "In the early '90s, the intensity with which Hubbard had always
approached his trumpet caught up with him. After splitting his lip in
1992, he ignored the injury, continuing to play on a European tour. The
lip became badly infected, and his physician insisted on a biopsy. No
cancer was found, but Hubbard spent the next few years struggling to
regain his early ability to articulate his instrument."

According to Jon Faddis, Hubbard split his lip when he got in a cutting contest with Faddis to prove who could play higher. Freddie lost the contest.

David Livingston
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