Her First Dance

Her First Dance
Studio album by Misha Alperin
Released	2007
Recorded	July 2006
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:39
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Misha Alperin chronology
Blue Fjord (2004) Her First Dance (2007)

Her First Dance is an album by pianist Misha Alperin recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a beautiful recording and perhaps, as idiosyncratic as it is, Alperin's finest moment for ECM yet".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Mikhail Alperin except as indicated

1. "Vayan" - 6:12
2. "Her First Dance" - 5:16
3. "A New Day" - 3:23
4. "April in February" - 2:39
5. "Jump" - 3:24
6. "Tiflis" - 6:00
7. "Lonely in White" - 4:28
8. "Frozen Tears" - 5:25
9. "The Russian Song" (Arkady Shilkloper) - 4:31
10. "Via Dolorosa" - 7:21

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in July 2006.

Personnel[]

• Mikhail Alperin — piano
• Arkady Shilkloper — French horn, fluegelhorn
• Anja Lechner — cello

References[]