First Prize (album)
{{for|the album by Eddie Daniels|First Prize!}}
{{Infobox album
| name = First Prize
| type = Album
| artist = George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
| cover = first Prize (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded = May 7 & 8, 1989
| venue =
| studio = Radio DRS Studio 7, Zurich, Switzerland
| genre = Jazz
| length = 51:02
| label = Enja
ENJ 6004
| producer = Matthias Winckelmann
| chronology = George Gruntz
| prev_title = Happening Now!
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Serious Fun
| next_year = 1990
}}
First Prize is an album by pianist and composer George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band, which was recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released on Enja Records.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Enja_6000.htm Enja Records main series discography] accessed June 28, 2018[http://www.francoambrosetti.com/releases/first-prize/ Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details] accessed June 28, 2018
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This is a particularly fun outing ... both complex and full of wit and color. ... there is plenty of variety and many brilliant moments. George Gruntz's 18-piece group was one of the finest of the period, and this sometimes-eccentric CD is a perfect introduction to his music".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000203546 |title= George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: First Prize – Review |accessdate=June 28, 2018}}
Track listing
All compositions by George Gruntz except where noted
- "So Easy" (Larry Schneider) – 8:09
- "Gorby-Chief" – 11:25
- "Speaking of Love" – 7:47
- "Trance-Figurations" (Franco Ambrosetti) – 5:42
- "Amnesty" – 8:08
- "E.B.S.B.M.O." (Kenny Wheeler) – 9:18
- "Band Switch" – 7:18
- "Fishin' With Gramps" (Ray Anderson) – 5:16
Personnel
- George Gruntz – piano, arranger
- Franco Ambrosetti – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Stanton Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mike Mossman – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Manfred Schoof – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sharon Freeman – French horn
- Tom Varner – French horn
- David Bargeron – euphonium
- Joe Daley – euphonium
- Howard Johnson – tuba, bass clarinet
- Chris Hunter – flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Ernst-Ludwig Petrowski – flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Bob Malach – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Larry Schneider – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Vinny Golia – baritone saxophone, bass flute
- Mike Richmond – bass
- Adam Nussbaum – drums
References
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