First Line (album)
Appearance
First Line | ||||
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Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | November 1987 RPM Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:14 | |||
Label | JMT JMT 880 014 | |||
Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
Bob Stewart chronology | ||||
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First Line is the debut album by tubist Bob Stewart which was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called it "a bright, juicy set, rambunctious and alive, heavy on the bottom and rolling on top".[2]
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Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Bob Stewart except as indicated
- "First Line" - 3:38
- "C.J." - 6:02
- "Metamorphosis" (Arthur Blythe) - 5:08
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child/Nonet" (Traditional/Bob Stewart) - 7:42
- "Hey Mama" (Traditional) - 3:20
- "Bush Baby" (Blythe) 7:14
- "Surinam" (Traditional) 4:04
- "Hambone" - 6:43
Personnel
[edit]- Bob Stewart - tuba
- Stanton Davis - trumpet
- Steve Turre - trombone, conch shell
- Kelvyn Bell - electric guitar
- Idris Muhammad - drums
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan - percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Bob Stewart discography, accessed October 1, 2014
- ^ a b Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1343. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.