First Light
by Freddie Hubbard
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Freddie Hubbard bestography
First Light is ranked 4th best out of 40 albums by Freddie Hubbard on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Freddie Hubbard is Red Clay which is ranked number 5398 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 253.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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First Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
First Light rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 55 Music Albums of 1971 | 26/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Hyggevinyl | Top 75 Music Albums of 1971 | 36/75 | 3 |
| 2024 | stangetzaway | Favourite Jazz Albums | 86/100 | - |
| 2023 | Fischman | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 30/100 | 52 |
| 2021 |  mutley88 | Top 83 Music Albums of 1971 | 61/83 | 1 |
| 2020 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1971 | 2/40 | - |
| 2020 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1970s | 6/100 | - |
| 2020 | Fischman | Freddie Hubbard Albums Ranked | 3/35 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Albums | 7/100 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Trumpet Albums | 2/100 | - |
| 2017 |  Socipluco | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 67/100 | 4 |
| 2016 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 41/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 87 | |||
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First Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 08/11/2023 07:09 |  CaptainPain | 3,357 | 61/100 | |
| 06/07/2023 17:59 | Hyggevinyl | 4,370 | 72/100 | |
| 03/28/2023 11:38 |  Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 | |
| 05/01/2021 16:42 | PapaShiz86 | 11,364 | 79/100 | |
| 04/03/2021 09:38 | TonySayers61 | 24,569 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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Jboy56 03/28/2023 11:38 | #295541
Although sweetened by the strings and light music style arrangements. this is still worth your time.
The CTI label’s notorious for adding string and brass arrangements to their albums. This is an above-average example, but it teeters a little too close to muzak for my taste. I vastly prefer Hubbard’s previous CTI record, Straight Life. Fantastic jazz-funk that doesn’t stint on the jazz. Has all the great jazz musicians on here plus Joe Henderson.
Fischman 12/14/2016 21:04 | #180143
What happens when Freddie Hubbard expands his musical vision and enlists the likes of George Benson and Jack DeJohnette to bring it to reality? This masterpiece, that's what. This is a top-flight jazz album in every regard which covers and blends a variety of jazz genres into a seamless wonder.
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