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• “Keep Your Soul Together”” (1973) is Freddie Hubbards fifth studio album released on Creed Taylor’s CTI label. The album features Hubbard alongside an ensemble that includes Junior Cook on tenor sax, George Cables on keyboards, Aurell Ray on guitar, Kent Brinkley or Ron Carter on bass, Ralph Penland on drums, and Juno Lewis on percussion. The albums sound, though occasionally funky, is rooted in creative jazz, showcasing Hubbard in peak form across four of his original compositions.

  Though some writers have often underrated Hubbards CTI recordings, mistaking them for his later, more commercial output on Columbia, this particular album stands out as a testament to his ingenuity. Hubbards blend of bravado and subtlety shines through, as does his ability to fuse technical mastery with emo