First String
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | First String |
| type | Album |
| artist | String Trio of New York |
| cover | First String.jpg |
| border | yes |
| released | 1979 |
| recorded | June 1979 |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 36:58 |
| label | Black Saint |
| chronology | String Trio of New York |
| next_title | Area Code 212 |
| next_year | 1980 |
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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
- "The East Side Suite" (John Lindberg) - 19:55
- "Subway Ride With Giuseppi Logan" (Billy Bang) - 8:00
- "Catharsis in Real Time" (James Emery) - 9:03
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy in June 1979
Personnel
References
References
- [https://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/blacksaint-discography-this-is-label.html Black Saint discography] accessed July 2, 2011
- Yanow, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/first-string-r151423 Allmusic Review] accessed July 2, 2011
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
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