First Line (album)

This article is about the Bob Stewart album. For the Marcellus Hall album, see The First Line (album).

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

First Line
Studio album by Bob Stewart
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
Bob Stewart chronology
First Line (1988) Goin' Home (1989)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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