First Edition is a 1981 album by the jazz pianist George Shearing and the guitarist Jim Hall.[2]

First Edition
Studio album by George Shearing and Jim Hall
Released	1981
Recorded	September 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:10
Label	Concord CJ 177[1]
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
Alone Together (1981) First Edition (1981) An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé (1982)
Jim Hall chronology
Concierto De Aranjuez (1981) First Edition (1981) Circles (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".[2]

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

References