{{Infobox album | name = North Story | type = Album | artist = Misha Alperin | cover = North Story.jpg | alt = | released = 1996 | recorded = September 1995 | venue = | studio = Rainbow Studio<br>Oslo, Norway | genre = Jazz | length = 59:45 | label = ECM<br>ECM 1596 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = Misha Alperin | prev_title = Prayer | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = First Impression | next_year = 1997 }}
'''''North Story''''' is an album by Ukrainian-Norwegian jazz pianist Misha Alperin recorded in September 1995 and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features horn section Arkady Shilkloper and Tore Brunborg and rhythm section Terje Gewelt and Jon Christensen.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1596.php ECM discography] accessed November 1, 2011</ref>
==Reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''AllMusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> }}The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "set of mysterious original compositions... Combining Russian folk, modern classical, and free jazz influences.<ref name="Allmusic">Adler, D. R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/north-story-r355639 Allmusic Review] accessed November 1, 2011</ref>
==Track listing== :''All compositions by Mikhail Alperin except as indicated'' # "Morning" - 6:39 # "Psalm No. 1" - 7:34 # "Ironical Evening" - 8:06 # "Alone" - 4:42 # "Afternoon" - 9:22 # "Psalm No. 2" - 6:59 # "North Story" - 5:27 # "Etude" - 6:35 # "Kristi-Blodsdråper (Fucsia)" (Harald Sæverud) - 4:35 ==Personnel== *Mikhail Alperin – piano *Arkady Shilkloper – French horn, fluegelhorn *Tore Brunborg – tenor saxophone *Terje Gewelt – double bass *Jon Christensen – drums
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