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First Flight Out
Studio album by Charles McPherson
Released	1994
Recorded	January 25–26, 1994
Studio	Sound on Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:56
Label	Arabesque AJ-113
Producer	Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson chronology
Illusions in Blue (1990) First Flight Out (1994) Come Play with Me (1995)

First Flight Out is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label.

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Track listing

All compositions by Charles McPherson except where noted

1. "Lynns Grins" – 4:08
2. "Lizabeth" – 5:51
3. "Blues for Chuck" – 6:59
4. "Nostalgia in Times Square" (Charles Mingus) – 7:46
5. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:27
6. "7th Dimension" – 6:19
7. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Mingus) – 7:20
8. "Deep Night" (Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée) – 6:04
9. "Portrait" (Mingus) – 5:08
10. "Karen" – 4:18
11. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:40
12. "First Flight Out" – 3:51

Personnel

• Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
• Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Michael Weiss – piano
• Peter Washington – double bass
• Victor Lewis – drums

References

1. Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 15, 2018
3. Charles McPherson: First Flight Out – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

• Arabesque Records albums
• Charles McPherson (musician) albums
• 1994 albums