Little Sunflower - Freddie Hubbard

Little Sunflower was composed by the great trumpeter Freddie Hubbard (from his 1967 album Backlash). It is in a straight-eighth groove, based around the key of D minor, and goes into Eb major and D major. This is a beautiful composition by my favorite trumpet player, which I find fits really well on the harmonica. Words fail to describe how carried away I get every time I play it. The tune has an expressive melody and simple chord changes that create an expansive mood for soloing. You don’t have to be a harmonica player to enjoy playing this tune, so you’re welcome to download my free backing tracking at: In this video, I used 4 harps: G, Bb, C and Low F. (Hohner harmonicas customized by Joe Filisko) To get the full lesson on how to play this tune, join Howard’s online harmonica school: Try FREE Sample Harmonica Lessons with Howard: