First Light (studio album) by Freddie Hubbard

First Light by Freddie Hubbard
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 10,004th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 18 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (156th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,498th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,004th)
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Freddie Hubbard bestography

First Light is ranked 3rd best out of 37 albums by Freddie Hubbard on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Freddie Hubbard is Red Clay which is ranked number 4768 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 285.

Freddie Hubbard album bestography « Higher ranked (6,915th) This album (10,004th) Lower ranked (10,334th) »
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72/100 (from 18 votes)
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80/100
From 03/28/2023 11:38
Although sweetened by the strings and light music style arrangements. this is still worth your time.
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From 10/07/2017 22:49
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.
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From 12/14/2016 21:04
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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