Number 1 is the opening track on the Robin Nolan Trio’s self-titled album, released in 1996. The album, issued in the Netherlands on Not On Label as RNT 1, sits in the Jazz and Gypsy Jazz tradition. The trio features Robin Nolan on lead guitar, John Friedrichs on rhythm guitar, and Paul Meader on contrabass. The collection blends Gypsy Jazz tunes with standards, including Hungaria and Dark Eyes, and embraces the Django Reinhardt tradition in a contemporary Nolan interpretation. This release helped establish Nolan as a leading Gypsy Jazz guitarist during the 1990s.
