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
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
Archie Shepp chronology
Four for Trane
1964
Fire Music
1965
On This Night
1965
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Hambone" (Archie Shepp) - 12:29
  2. "Los Olvidados" (Shepp) - 8:54
  3. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" (Shepp) - 4:48
  4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 4:50
  5. "The Girl from Ipanema" (DeMoraes, Gimbel, Jobim) - 8:36
  6. "Hambone" [Live] - 11:53 Bonus track on CD, recorded live at the Village Gate on March 28, 1965

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 30 July 2009.
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