Blue Spirits is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Hubbard, James Spaulding, Joe Henderson, Harold Mabern, Larry Ridley, Clifford Jarvis, Big Black, Kiane Zawadi, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Pete La Roca. The CD release added tracks from a 1966 session featuring Hosea Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman, and Elvin Jones. TRACK LISTING 1. "Soul Surge" - 10:24 2. "Blue Spirits" - 12:14 3. "Outer Forces" - 9:35 4. "Cunga Black" - 5:15 5. "Jodo" - 7:07 6. "The Melting Pot" - 7:36 Bonus track on CD 7. "True Colors" - 9:53 Bonus track on CD All compositons by Freddie Hubbard Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19, 1965 (tracks 1 & 4); February 26, 1964 (tracks 2, 3 & 5) and March 5, 1966 (tracks 6 & 7). PERSONNEL * Freddie Hubbard: trumpet * James Spaulding: alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 4) * Joe Henderson: tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 7) * Harold Mabern, Jr.: piano (tracks 1 & 4) * Larry Ridley: bass (tracks 1 & 4) * Clifford Jarvis: drums (tracks 1 & 4) * Big Black: conga (tracks 1 & 4) * Kiane Zawadi: euphonium (tracks 1-5) * Hank Mobley: tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3 & 5) * McCoy Tyner: piano (tracks 2, 3 & 5) * Bob Cranshaw: bass (tracks 2, 3 & 5) * Pete La Roca: drums (tracks 2, 3 & 5) * Hosea Taylor: alto saxophone, bassoon (tracks 6 & 7) * Herbie Hancock: piano, celeste (tracks 6 & 7) * Reggie Workman: bass (tracks 6 & 7) * Elvin Jones: drums (tracks 6 & 7)