First Edition (George Shearing and Jim Hall album) explained

First Edition
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Shearing and Jim Hall
Cover:	Shearing Hall First Edition.jpeg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	September 1981
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:10
Label:	Concord CJ 177^[1]
Producer:	Carl Jefferson
Chronology:	George Shearing
Prev Title:	Alone Together
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
Next Year:	1982

First Edition is a 1981 album by the jazz pianist George Shearing and the guitarist Jim Hall.

Reception

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic describing it as a "tasteful set" and that the music "challenge[d] the pair and their quiet and subtle styles match together well", concluding that it was an "interesting and somewhat unexpected musical collaboration".

Track listing

1. "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) – 4:06
2. "To Antonio Carlos Jobim" (George Shearing) –3:15
3. "Careful" (Jim Hall) – 5:54
4. "I See Nothing to Laugh About" (Marvin Fisher) – 5:09
5. "Without Words" (Hall) – 5:03
6. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 3:41
7. "To Tommy Flanagan" (Shearing) – 5:10
8. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer)–5:52

Personnel

• George Shearing – piano
• Jim Hall – guitar

Production

• Phil Edwards – engineer, mixing
• Ira Gitler – liner notes
• George Horn – mastering
• Carl Jefferson – producer
• Dick Hendler – art direction
• Bruce Burr – cover photo, photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Shearing & Jim Hall – First Edition (Vinyl, LP) . 1982 . discogs.com. 2016-06-26.