Fire Music (Archie Shepp album)
1965 studio album by Archie Shepp
Fire Music jazz saxophonist 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 1950 film of the same name . Featured musicians include trumpeter Ted Curson , trombonist Joe Orange, alto saxophonist Marion Brown , bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Joe Chambers .
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".[ 2]
Writing for All About Jazz Fire Music "an often-fascinating album, rich in compositional and improvisational prowess", and commented: "Shepp puts together a record that is both challenging and accessible to most listeners... Fire Music is an album that belongs in any serious jazz fan’s collection."[ 6]
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
References
^ "Billboard" . September 11, 1965.^ a b AllMusic review ^ Down Beat : December 2, 1965 vol. 32, no. 25^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 179 . ISBN 0-394-72643-X ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 1289. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 ^ Gilbert, Robert (November 3, 2002). "Archie Shepp: Fire Music" . All About Jazz . Retrieved April 22, 2021 .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Leader
Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet The House I Live In Lars Gullin , 1963)Four for Trane Fire Music On This Night New Thing at Newport John Coltrane , 1965)Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco Mama Too Tight The Magic of Ju-Ju For Losers Kwanza The Way Ahead Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones Black Gipsy Blasé Live at the Pan-African Festival Pitchin Can Poem for Malcolm Yasmina, a Black Woman Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble Coral Rock Doodlin' Things Have Got to Change Attica Blues The Cry of My People A Sea of Faces Bijou Body and Soul Horo , 1975)Jazz a Confronto 27 Mariamar Montreux One Montreux Two There's a Trumpet in My Soul Hi-Fly Karin Krog , 1976)Steam Goin' Home Horace Parlan , 1977)On Green Dolphin Street Duet Dollar Brand , 1978)Lady Bird Looking at Bird Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1980)Trouble in Mind Mama Rose Jasper van 't Hof , 1982)Soul Song Down Home New York California Meeting: Live on Broadway Little Red Moon Duo Reunion Horace Parlan , 1987)Splashes Lover Man Body and Soul Richard Davis , Enja , 1989)Blue Ballads New York WithCecil With
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader With Charles Mingus With others
California Cookin' Pepper Adams , 1983)The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron Modern Windows Bill Barron , 1961)Baritone Madness Nick Brignola and Pepper Adams, 1977)Hoarded Dreams Graham Collier , 1983)Spiral Andrew Hill , 1974–75)Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 New York Contemporary Five , split album, 1964)Fire Music Archie Shepp , 1965)Love for Sale Cecil Taylor , 1959)Seant Andrzej Trzaskowski , 1965–66)
