First Prize!

First Prize! is an album by saxophonist/clarinetist Eddie Daniels recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label the following year.^[1][2]

First Prize!
Studio album by Eddie Daniels
Released	1967
Recorded	September 8 & 12, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:42
Label	Prestige PR/PRST 7506
Producer	Cal Lampley
Eddie Daniels chronology
First Prize! (1967) This Is New (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with Scott Yanow stating "When one hears this early Eddie Daniels set, it is surprising to realize that he would remain in relative obscurity for almost another 20 years. As shown on the three of the eight selections on which he plays clarinet, Daniels even at this early stage ranked near the top, while his tenor playing on the remaining numbers was already personal and virtuosic".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Daniels except where noted

1. "Felicidade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 9:48
2. "That Waltz" – 6:56
3. "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:40
4. "Love's Long Journey" – 2:05
5. "Time Marches On" – 4:05
6. "The Spanish Flea" (Julius Wechter) – 4:50
7. "The Rocker" – 3:37
8. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 10:41

Personnel

• Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums