"Dear John" is an instrumental jazz composition written by the trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who is its sole credited writer. It has no lyrics. The original recording was made on 14 January 1991 and first released on the album Bolivia (1991), issued by the MusicMasters label, where it appears as the fourth track, running 7:30.
The album was recorded between December 1990 and January 1991 by a sextet: Hubbard on trumpet, Vincent Herring on alto saxophone, Ralph Moore on tenor saxophone, Cedar Walton on piano, David Williams on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. Discogs classifies the recording as jazz in the bop style. Other recordings of the piece have since been made by other artists.
