Freddie Hubbard - First Light
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Artist: Freddie HubbardEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-03-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- First Light
- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
- Moment to Moment
- Yesterday's Dreams
- Lonely Town [From On the Town]
- Fantasy in D [*]
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Music Review: Great Music
Rating: 5 Stars
First Light is the third of a prolific relationship between Freddie Hubbard and CTI records, and the first to feature the gorgeous arrangements of Don Sebesky. The orchestration gives the title track a spacey mood over which Freddie and guitarist George Benson play gently, yet very strongly. Listening to it truly takes me to a special place and leaves me awestruck, with the image of the first light of morning the song evokes. The cover of "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" pulls the same trick with tougher solos and an arrangement that keeps the melody intact. Benson's solo here is tough, smart and imaginative, the place he would go on his own "Bad Benson" in 1974. Fair to say, these guys were on a roll. The Sebesky charts suggest the best of Gil Evans's work for Miles Davis. Yes, the year was 1971. Jazz was starting to sound different. To the string section skeptics, my heart goes out. There's some gorgeous playing on here and word is, "First Light" was Freddie's personal favorite.
PS: Make sure you get the RVG edition with the bonus live version of "First Light". It translates great to an unorchestrated setting and Freddie's performance is nothing short of a religious experience.
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