First Line is the debut album by tubist Bob Stewart which was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.[1]

First Line
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedNovember 1987
RPM Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:14
LabelJMT
JMT 880 014
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Bob Stewart chronology
First Line
(1988)
Goin' Home
(1989)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick called it "a bright, juicy set, rambunctious and alive, heavy on the bottom and rolling on top".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bob Stewart except as indicated

  1. "First Line" - 3:38
  2. "C.J." - 6:02
  3. "Metamorphosis" (Arthur Blythe) - 5:08
  4. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child/Nonet" (Traditional/Bob Stewart) - 7:42
  5. "Hey Mama" (Traditional) - 3:20
  6. "Bush Baby" (Blythe) 7:14
  7. "Surinam" (Traditional) 4:04
  8. "Hambone" - 6:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bob Stewart discography, accessed October 1, 2014
  2. ^ a b Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1343. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.