Polar AC

Polar AC
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 18, 1975
RecordedSeptember 16, 1971 (#1)
April 12, 1972 (#2–3)
October 4–5, 1972 (#4)
October 5 or 23, 1973 (#5)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length40:20
LabelCTI
CTI 6056
ProducerCreed Taylor
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Keep Your Soul Together
(1974)
Polar AC
(1975)
High Energy
(1974)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Polar AC is a compilation album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was his final album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, George Benson, Junior Cook, and Ron Carter. It was put together by CTI after Hubbard left the label to go to Columbia, and the tracks were recorded at different sessions, between 1971 and 1973. The album featured pieces: "People Make the World Go Round" and "Betcha, By Golly Wow", recorded both on April 12, 1972, and "Son of Sky Dive" recorded around 1973. "Polar AC" (aka "Fantasy in D" and "Ugetsu") came from First Light sessions, whilst "Naturally" was recorded during Sky Dive sessions, and both can be found on CD reissues of their respective albums.