First Flight Out

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First Flight Out
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Studio album by Charles McPherson
Released 1994
Recorded January 25-26, 1994
Studio Sound on Sound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length68:56
Label Arabesque
AJ-113
Producer Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson chronology
Illusions in Blue
(1990)		First Flight Out
(1994)		 Come Play with Me
(1995)

First Flight Out is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label. [1] [2]

Charles McPherson (musician) American jazz alto saxophonist

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Track listing

All compositions by Charles McPherson except where noted

  1. "Lynns Grins" – 4:08
  2. "Lizabeth" – 5:51
  3. "Blues for Chuck" – 6:59
  4. "Nostalgia in Times Square" (Charles Mingus) – 7:46
  5. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:27
  6. "7th Dimension" – 6:19
  7. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Mingus) – 7:20
  8. "Deep Night" (Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée) – 6:04
  9. "Portrait" (Mingus) – 5:08
  10. "Karen" – 4:18
  11. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:40
  12. "First Flight Out" – 3:51

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 15, 2018
  3. ↑ Charles McPherson: First Flight Out – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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