| First Light | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Freddie Hubbard |
| Cover: | First Light (Freddie Hubbard album).jpg |
| Released: | October 12, 1971[1] |
| Recorded: | September 14–16, 1971 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
| Genre: | Jazz-funk, post-bop, jazz fusion, soul jazz |
| Length: | 42:55 |
| Label: | CTI |
| Producer: | Creed Taylor |
| Prev Title: | Sing Me a Song of Songmy |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Sky Dive |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
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".