First Line (album) explained

First Line
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bob Stewart
Cover:	First_Line_(album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	November 1987 RPM Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:14
Label:	JMT JMT 880 014
Producer:	Stefan F. Winter
Chronology:	Bob Stewart
Next Title:	Goin' Home
Next Year:	1989

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

Reception

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

Track listing

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

• Bob Stewart - tuba
• Stanton Davis - trumpet
• Steve Turre - trombone, conch shell
• Kelvyn Bell - electric guitar
• Idris Muhammad - drums
• Arto Tunçboyacıyan - percussion

Notes and References

1. http://www.bobstewartuba.com/discography Bob Stewart discography
2. Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2014