Red Clay is an album recorded in 1970 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.

[2][3] It was his first album on Creed Taylor's CTI label and marked a shift toward the soul-jazz fusion sounds that would dominate his recordings in the later part of the decade.

It entered at number 20 on Billboard’s Top 20 Best Selling Jazz LPs, on June 20, 1970.

Bill Milkowski of JazzTimes commented: "...Red Clay, an album that would not only define Hubbard’s direction over the next decade while setting the template for all future CTI recordings, but would also have a dramatic impact on a generation of trumpet players coming up in the ’70s.

"[7] Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated: "This may be Freddie Hubbard's finest moment as a leader, in that it embodies and utilizes all of his strengths as a composer, soloist, and frontman.