First Light

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First Light is a 1971 Grammy-winning jazz album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, celebrated for its lush, orchestral fusion of post-bop and soul-jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
arranger Don Sebesky NERFINISHED
artist Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group NERFINISHED
awardYear 1972
chronologicallyFollows Straight Life NERFINISHED
chronologicallyPrecedes Sky Dive NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures photographic imagery typical of CTI Records
creditedComposer Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED
Henry Mancini NERFINISHED
Linda McCartney NERFINISHED
Paul McCartney NERFINISHED
featuresMusician Airto Moreira NERFINISHED
Don Sebesky NERFINISHED
Eugene Bianco NERFINISHED
George Benson NERFINISHED
Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED
Hubert Laws NERFINISHED
Jack DeJohnette NERFINISHED
Phil Kraus NERFINISHED
Richard Wyands NERFINISHED
Ron Carter NERFINISHED
genre jazz
post-bop
soul-jazz
hasStyle fusion of post-bop and soul-jazz
lush orchestral arrangements
hasTrack First Light (title track)
Moment to Moment NERFINISHED
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey NERFINISHED
Yesterday’s Dreams NERFINISHED
language instrumental
mainInstrument trumpet
notableFor Grammy-winning group jazz performance
orchestral jazz sound
orchestrationBy Don Sebesky NERFINISHED
partOf CTI Records catalog
performer Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED
producer Creed Taylor NERFINISHED
recordedAt Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED
recordedIn Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED
recordingEngineer Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED
recordLabel CTI Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1971-10-01
releaseYear 1971

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Freddie Hubbard awardReceivedFor First Light
Freddie Hubbard notableWork First Light