Fire Music
This article is about the jazz album. For the Gallon Drunk album, see Fire Music (album). For the Danko Jones album, see Fire Music (Danko Jones album).
| Fire Music | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Archie Shepp | ||||||||||
| Released | 1965 | |||||||||
| Recorded |
February 16 and March 9, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||||||||
| Genre | Jazz | |||||||||
| Length | 40:30 | |||||||||
| Label |
Impulse! A-86 | |||||||||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
Fire Music is a studio album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" is dedicated to Malcolm X, whilst "Los Olvidados" is a homage to the film of the same name.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This particular early Archie Shepp recording has its strong moments, although it is a bit erratic... Overall, this set, even with its faults, is recommended".[3]
Track listing
- "Hambone" (Archie Shepp) - 12:29
- "Los Olvidados" (Shepp) - 8:54
- "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" (Shepp) - 4:48
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 4:50
- "The Girl from Ipanema" (DeMoraes, Gimbel, Jobim) - 8:36
- "Hambone" [Live] - 11:53 Bonus track on CD, recorded live at the Village Gate on March 28, 1965
Personnel
- Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
- Ted Curson - trumpet
- Joseph Orange - trombone
- Marion Brown - alto saxophone
- Reggie Johnson - double bass except track 3
- Joe Chambers - drums except track 3
- David Izenzon - double bass on track 3
- J.C. Moses - drums on track 3
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 30 July 2009.
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