''First Flight Out'' is an album by saxophonist
Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1994 and released on the
Arabesque label.
Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography
accessed May 15, 2018
Track listing
All compositions by Charles McPherson except where noted
# "Lynns Grins" – 4:08
# "Lizabeth" – 5:51
# "Blues for Chuck" – 6:59
# "Nostalgia in Times Square" (Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...
) – 7:46
# "Well, You Needn't
This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
0-9 52nd Street Theme
A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in C, and was copyrighted by Monk under the title "Nameless" in April 1944. The tune was also called "Bip Bop ...
" ( Thelonious Monk) – 5:27
# "7th Dimension" – 6:19
# " Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Mingus) – 7:20
# " Deep Night" ( Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée) – 6:04
# "Portrait" (Mingus) – 5:08
# "Karen" – 4:18
# "My Funny Valentine
"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart coming of age musical ''Babes in Arms'' in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 130 ...
" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
, Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...
) – 5:40
# "First Flight Out" – 3:51
Personnel
* Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
* Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Michael Weiss – piano
* Peter Washington – double bass
* Victor Lewis – drums
References
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Arabesque Records albums
Charles McPherson (musician) albums
1994 albums