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By Michael J. West In the early ’70s, Freddie Hubbard was paralleling Miles Davis in going electric and funky. Unlike Miles, though, Hubbard’s recordings were increasingly defined by his label, CTI, which immersed him in ever-larger ensembles and lush Don Sebesky string arrangements. It’s easy to get lost in the density and to miss how solid the material was—and how hot the soloists could burn on it. Which makes Music Is Here, a 1973 live broadcast on French state radio, invaluable. The ensemble slims down to a brilliant quintet (Hubbard, tenor man Junior Cook, electric pianist George Cables, …