Dear John is an original Freddie Hubbard composition that appears on his 1991 jazz album Bolivia. Bolivia was recorded in late 1990 and early 1991 and released on Music Master Records. The album features Hubbard on trumpet with Vincent Herring, Ralph Moore, Cedar Walton, David Williams, and Billy Higgins. The track Dear John runs about 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Bolivia includes other Hubbard originals such as Homegrown, Managua and Third World, along with a cover of God Bless the Child, and it showcases a mix of modern mainstream jazz with Latin-tinged and swinging textures.
