. Later in the decade, he returned to the acoustic, hard-bop idiom with the V.S.O.P. quintet, which teamed him with members of the 1960s Miles Davis Quintet: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Ron Carter. Hubbard also stepped briefly into the pop arena when he played a solo on "Zanzibar,"

s a member of Charlie Parker's All-Stars and worked with Miles Davis and Dinah Washington. From 1952 to 1959 he was a member of the George Shearing Quintet, primarily playing guitar but also being featured on harmonica both in performances and on recordings. He has also played and recorded with Ella Fit

was that "the players did not bother to pay any attention to the soloist."E36] Mozart and Haydn were undeniable influences. For example, Beethoven's Quintet for piano and winds is said to bear a strong resemblance to Mozart's work for the same configuration albeit with his own distinctive touches.L371