1st Place
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedFebruary 9, 1982
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
LabelBlackHawk
ProducerHerb Wong
Jimmy Knepper chronology
Primrose Path
(1980)
1st Place
(1986)
I Dream Too Much
(1984)

1st Place is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper which was recorded in 1982 and originally released on the BlackHawk label in 1986.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Trombonist Jimmy Knepper is well featured on this out of print LP from the defunct Black Hawk label, both as a highly original trombonist and as a composer".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Knepper.

  1. "Leave of Absinthe" – 6:55
  2. "Awesome" – 6:44
  3. "Distress Dismay" – 8:28
  4. "Fallen Crest" – 8:20
  5. "When I See You" – 6:48
  6. "Idol of the Flies" – 8:00

Personnel

References

  1. Fitzgerald, M. Jimmy Knepper Leader Entry accessed April 7, 2017
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. First Place – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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