First Song

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First Song
First Song.jpg
Studio album by
Charlie Haden
Released1992
RecordedApril 26, 1990
GenreJazz
Length60:11
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Charlie Haden chronology
Dream Keeper
(1990) 		First Song
(1992) 		Charlie Haden/Jim Hall
(1990)

First Song is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1990 and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1992.[1] The album features Haden playing with pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and drummer Billy Higgins, playing a mix of jazz standards and originals by Haden and Pieranunzi. The three musicians had previously recorded together in 1987, along with trumpeter Chet Baker, on Haden's album Silence.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charlie Haden except where noted.

  1. "First Song" - 10:06
  2. "Je Ne Sais Quoi" (Enrico Pieranunzi) - 5:42
  3. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:46
  4. "Lennie's Pennies" (Lennie Tristano) - 7:03
  5. "News Break" (Pieranunzi) - 5:06
  6. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Van Heusen) - 6:30
  7. "Si Si" (Charlie Parker) - 10:34
  8. "For Turiya" - 3:30
  9. "In the Moment" - 4:54
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on April 26, 1990

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed December 1, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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