Freddie Hubbard – First Light, 1971 Ron Carter, Jane Taylor, CTI, EX+ Vinyl

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(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks EX+ and sleeve looks VG+. See pics and info for details. 
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 Freddie Hubbard – First Light

Label:    CTI Records – CTI 6013
Format:    12", 33rpm, Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Modern Jazz, Jazz-Fusion, Post-Bop

Tracklist

"First Light" - 11:05 (Hubbard)
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (P. McCartney, L. McCartney) - 8:17
"Moment to Moment" (Mancini, Mercer) - 5:43
"Yesterday's Dreams" (Martin, Sebesky) - 3:55
"Lonely Town" [from On the Town] (Bernstein, Comden, Green) - 7:00
"Fantasy in D" (Walton) - 6:55

Notes / Credits


    Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
    Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes piano
    Richard Wyands – piano
    George Benson – guitar
    Ron Carter – bass
    Jack DeJohnette – drums
    Airto Moreira – percussion
    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

- bio - Freddie Hubbard
Real Name:
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard
Profile:
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

Born: 7 April 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Died: 29 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 70).

He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz.

 First Light is an album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Recorded in 1971, it features string arrangements by Don Sebesky. It was his third album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, George Benson, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira and Richard Wyands. The album is part of a loose trilogy including his two previous records at the time, Red Clay and Straight Life. First Light won a 1972 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Performance by a Group" -wikipedia

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NM-
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VG++/EX
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VG+
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VG
(VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches and scuffs that cause surface noise There should be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible.  Sleeve may have moderate wear or writing, tape, price tags etc, seem splits. May have promo corner, hole or notch in sleeve.