What is "maiden voyage"

Maiden \Maid"en\, a.

1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. ``Amid the maiden throng.''
   --Addison.

   Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ?
   --Shak.

2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. ``A surprising old maiden lady.''
   --Thackeray.

3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. ``Maiden flowers.''
   --Shak.

   Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword.
   --Shak.

4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay.

   Maiden assize (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves.
   --Smart.

   Maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage.

   Maiden pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.

   Maiden plum (Bot.), a West Indian tree ( Comocladia integrifolia) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.

   Maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.

   Maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.

   maiden voyage the first regular service voyage of a ship.

n. (context nautical English) The first trip of a vessel in its intended duty.

Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965 for Blue Note Records. It was issued as BLP 4195 and BST 84195. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space and almost tidal dynamics. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.

According to Bob Blumenthal's 1999 liner notes, "Blue Note logs indicate that an attempt had been made to record ' Maiden Voyage', 'Little One', and 'Dolphin Dance' six days earlier, with Hubbard on cornet and Stu Martin in place of Williams. Those performances were rejected at the time and have been lost in the ensuing years." A different version of "Little One" was also recorded around the same time by Miles Davis and his quintet (including Hancock, Carter, Shorter and Williams) for the album E.S.P., also released in 1965.

Maiden Voyage is the debut album by Swedish electronic band Alice in Videoland, released in Sweden on 19 November 2003 by National Records. In the United States and Canada, the album was released in 2007 by Artoffact Records under the title Maiden Voyage Plus, containing remixes and B-sides as bonus tracks.

The maiden voyage of a ship, aircraft or other craft is the first journey made by the craft after shakedown. A number of traditions and superstitions are associated with it.

"Maiden Voyage" is a jazz composition by Herbie Hancock from his 1965 album Maiden Voyage. It features Hancock's quartet – trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams – with additional saxophonist George Coleman. It is one of Hancock's best-known compositions and has become a jazz standard.

The piece was used in a Fabergé commercial and was originally listed on the album's master tape as "TV Jingle" until Hancock's sister came up with the new name. In the liner notes for the Maiden Voyage album, Hancock states that the composition was an attempt to capture "the splendor of a sea-going vessel on its maiden voyage".

Maiden Voyage is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.

A maiden voyage is the first journey made by a ship or aircraft. Other meanings include

• Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock album), released 1965
  • Maiden Voyage (composition), the album's title track
• Maiden Voyage (Ramsey Lewis album), released 1968
• Maiden Voyage (Alice in Videoland album), released 2003
• Maiden Voyage (Bounding Main album), released 2004
• Maiden Voyage (Salyu album), released 2010
• Focus: A Journal for Lesbians, a magazine originally titled Maiden Voyage
• Maiden Voyage, the seventy-first episode of Code Lyoko.
• The Maiden Voyage, a jazz club in Los Angeles which operated in the early 1980s
• Maiden Voyage, a novel by Denton Welch.