| Welcome to New York | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Recorded | February 4–5, 2010 |
| Studio | Nola Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Arbors |
Welcome to New York is a solo piano album by Ehud Asherie. It was recorded in 2010 and released by Arbors Records.
The album of solo piano performances by Ehud Asherie was recorded at Nola Studios in New York City, on February 4 and 5, 2010. [1] Each track has a New York theme. [1] Some of the performances feature stride playing. [1] Asherie inserts musical quotations into some of the tracks. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Welcome to New York was released by Arbors Records in 2010. [1] The JazzTimes reviewer concluded that "Asherie studied hard for his first solo test." [2] The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "Welcome to New York demonstrates that Ehud Asherie has truly arrived on the jazz scene." [1]
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