On October 12, 1971, “CTI” label released “First Light”, the 23rd 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:
- First Light – Freddie Hubbard
- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
- Moment to Moment – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
- Yesterday’s Dreams – Norman Martin, Don Sebesky
- Lonely Town (from On the Town) – Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Asolph Green
- Fantasy in D – Cedar Walton
musicalphabet 