First Edition (George Shearing and Jim Hall album)

First Edition
Studio album by George Shearing and Jim Hall
Released	1981
Recorded	September 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:10
Label	Concord CJ 177
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)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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