Released October 12, 1971 Length 42:55 First Light
(1971) Sky Dive
(1972) Release date 1971 | Recorded September 14–16, 1971 Label CTI Artist Freddie Hubbard Producer Creed Taylor | |
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Venue Carnegie Hall, New York Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion, Soul jazz Awards Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Similar Freddie Hubbard albums, Soul jazz albums, Other albums | ||
First Light is the nineteenth album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Recorded in 1971, it features string arrangements by Don Sebesky. It was his third album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, George Benson, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira and Richard Wyands. The album is part of a loose trilogy including his two previous records at the time, Red Clay and Straight Life. First Light won a 1972 Grammy Award. - "Best Jazz Performance by a Group"
Contents
Freddie hubbard first light
Track listing
All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted.
- "First Light" - 11:05
- "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (McCartney, McCartney) - 8:17
- "Moment to Moment" (Mancini, Mercer) - 5:43
- "Yesterday's Dreams" (Martin, Sebesky) - 3:55
- "Lonely Town" [from On the Town] (Bernstein, Comden, Green) - 7:00
- "Fantasy in D" (Walton) - 6:55
- "First Light - live Detroit 4th March 1973" - 16:04 Bonus track on CD
Songs
1First Light11:00
2Uncle Albert Admiral Halsey8:12
3Moment to Moment5:40
References
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