| Her First Dance | ||||
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| Released | February 12, 2008 [1] | |||
| Recorded | July 2006 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:39 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1995 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Her First Dance is an album by pianist Misha Alperin recorded for ECM in July 2006 and released on February 12, 2008. Alperin's trio features Arkady Shilkloper on horns and cellist Anja Lechner. [2]
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." [3]
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
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