On October 12, 1971, “CTI” label released “First Light”, the 23^rd Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in September 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jack DeJohnette – drums
• Ron Carter – bass
• Richard Wyands – piano
• George Benson – guitar
• Airto Moreira – percussion
• Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes piano
• 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

Track listing:

1. First Light – Freddie Hubbard
2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey –  Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3. Moment to Moment – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
4. Yesterday’s Dreams – Norman Martin, Don Sebesky
5. Lonely Town (from On the Town) – Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Asolph Green
6. Fantasy in D – Cedar Walton