First Light is an 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 for "Best Jazz Performance by a Group".
Track listing "First Light" - 11:05 (Hubbard) "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney) - 8:17 "Moment to Moment" (Mancini, Mercer) - 5:43 "Yesterday's Dreams" (Norman L. 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 (Hubbard) Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn Richard Wyands – piano George Benson – guitar Ron Carter – bass Jack DeJohnette – drums Airto Moreira – percussion Phil Kraus – vibraphone Hubert Laws – flute Wally Kane – flute, bassoon George Marge – flute, clarinet Romeo Penque – flute, English horn, oboe, clarinet Jane Taylor – bassoon Ray Alonge – French horn James Buffington – French horn Margaret Ross – harp David Nadien – violin Paul Gershman – violin Emanuel Green – violin Harold Kohon – violin Joe Malin – violin Gene Orloff – violin Matthew Raimondi – violin Tosha Samaroff – violin Irving Spice – violin Alfred Brown – viola Emanuel Vardi – viola Charles McCracken – cello George Ricci – cello Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Charts + Chart performance for First Light Chart (1972) Peakposition
References
External links Genius: First Light