Review of the Freddie Hubbard CD First Light

The exceptionally talented Jazz artist Freddie HubbardLonely Town, and track 6 - Fantasy In D
has released him CD entitled First Light. I am veryMy Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in
confident and happy to announce that I believe"Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - First Light.
Freddie Hubbard fans, and Jazz fans alike will beOutstanding!
pleased with this one. With the release of First LightFirst Light Release Notes:
Freddie Hubbard's artistic excellence is on full displayFreddie Hubbard originally released First Light on
as Hubbard has once again delivered a brilliantOctober 25, 1990 on the CTI/CBS label.
collection of tracks that could very well be him bestCD Track List Follows:
work to date.1. First Light 2. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 3. Moment
First Light grabs your attention right from the veryTo Moment 4. Yesterday's Dreams 5. Lonely Town 6.
first note with First Light and won't let go until theFantasy In D - (bonus track)
very last note of the very last song Fantasy In D,Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet,
which is another great track by the way.flugelhorn); Ray Alonge, James Buffington (French
One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD ishorn); Romeo Penque (flute, clarinet, oboe English
the way all of the participating artists seem to behorn); George Marge (flute, clarinet); Wally Kane
really enjoying themselves. Combine that with the(flute, bassoon); Hubert Laws (flute); Margaret Ross
overall presentation and you've got one of Freddie(harp); Phil Kraus (vibraphone); Richard Wyands
Hubbard's most impressive releases ever.(piano); George Benson (guitar); Ron Carter (bass);
Listen to and I think you'll agree that the songJack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion).
choices are excellent, the production is outstandingProducer: Creed Taylor. Reissue producer: Didier C.
and Freddie Hubbard is clearly in top form.Deutsch. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio,
While the entire CD is outstanding some of myEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey from September 14-16,
favorites are track 3 - Moment To Moment, track 5 -1971. Includes liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch.