Misha Alperin: Her first dance

Two simple chords, a few notes on the piano and a soaring theme on the flugelhorn. Neither classical nor jazz but floating somewhere in between, a slow piece replete with subtle internal rhythms, “Her first dance” is a superb composition by Ukrainian pianist Misha Alperin. Instantly captivating and quintessentially spellbinding.

Misha Alperin’s Her First Dance was released on the ECM record label in 2008.