First String

1979 studio album by String Trio of New York

First String

Studio album by

String Trio of New York

Released

1979

Recorded

June 1979

Genre

Jazz

Length

36:58

Label

Black Saint

String Trio of New York chronology

First String
(1979)

Area Code 212
(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.^[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
Review scores
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

Personnel

Billy Bang – violin
James Emery – guitar
John Lindberg – bass

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.