First String

First String
First String
Studio album by String Trio of New York
Released	1979
Recorded	June 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:58
Label	Black Saint
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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.^[1]

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".^[2]

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

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

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References

^ Black Saint discography accessed July 2, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 2, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1349. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Black_Saint_discography-1] Black Saint discography accessed July 2, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 2, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1349. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e String Trio of New York
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. John Lindberg Billy Bang James Emery Charles Burnham Regina Carter
Albums	First String (1979) Area Code 212 (1980) Common Goal (1981) Rebirth of a Feeling (1983) Natural Balance (1986) Octagon (1992) Blues...? (1993)

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