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Her First Dance
Studio album by Misha Alperin
Released	February 12, 2008
Recorded	July 2006
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:39
Label	ECM ECM 1995
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Misha Alperin chronology
Blue Fjord (2004) Her First Dance (2008)

Her First Dance is an album by pianist Misha Alperin recorded for ECM in July 2006 and released on February 12, 2008. Alperin's trio features Arkady Shilkloper on horns and cellist Anja Lechner.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a beautiful recording and perhaps, as idiosyncratic as it is, Alperin's finest moment for ECM yet."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All compositions by Mikhail Alperin except as indicated

1. "Vayan" – 6:12
2. "Her First Dance" – 5:16
3. "A New Day" – 3:23
4. "April in February" – 2:39
5. "Jump" – 3:24
6. "Tiflis" – 6:00
7. "Lonely in White" – 4:28
8. "Frozen Tears" – 5:25
9. "The Russian Song" (Arkady Shilkloper) – 4:31
10. "Via Dolorosa" – 7:21

Personnel

• Mikhail Alperin – piano
• Arkady Shilkloper – French horn, flugelhorn
• Anja Lechner – cello

References

1. "Her First Dance".
2. ECM discography accessed November 1, 2011
3. ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2011

• ECM Records albums
• Mikhail Alperin albums
• 2007 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher