First String


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FieldValue
nameFirst String
typeAlbum
artistString Trio of New York
coverFirst String.jpg
borderyes
released1979
recordedJune 1979
genreJazz
length36:58
labelBlack Saint
chronologyString Trio of New York
next_titleArea Code 212
next_year1980
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| name = First String | type = Album | artist = String Trio of New York | cover = First String.jpg |border=yes | alt = | released = 1979 | recorded = June 1979 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 36:58 | label = Black Saint | producer = | chronology = String Trio of New York | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Area Code 212 | next_year = 1980

First String is the debut album by American jazz group the String Trio of New York recorded in 1979 for the Italian Black Saint label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the music expertly blends composition with improvisation. This music (free at times but always going in a logical direction) grows in interest with each listen". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev2score =

Track listing

  1. "The East Side Suite" (John Lindberg) - 19:55
  2. "Subway Ride With Giuseppi Logan" (Billy Bang) - 8:00
  3. "Catharsis in Real Time" (James Emery) - 9:03
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy in June 1979

Personnel

References

References

  1. [https://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/blacksaint-discography-this-is-label.html Black Saint discography] accessed July 2, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/first-string-r151423 Allmusic Review] accessed July 2, 2011
  3. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.

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