Fire Music is a Jazz album by Archie Shepp, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked.
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This particular early Archie Shepp recording has its strong moment, although it is a bit erratic. Four selections utilize an advanced sextet. Of these song, "Hambone" has overly repetitive and rather monotonous riffing by the horns behind the soloist, and Shepp's bizarre exploration of "The Girl From Ipanema" gets tediou, but the episodic "Los Olvidaos" is quite colorful, and the tenorman sounds fine on a spacy rendition of "Prelude to a Ki." "Malcolm, Malcolm-Semper Malcolm" has Shepp reading a brief poem for the fallen Malcolm X before he jams effectively on tenor in a trio with bassist David Izenzon and drummer J.C. Mose. Overall, this set, even with its fault, is recommended. .
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Tracklist
- 1Hambone12:29
- 2Los Olvidados8:53
- 3Malcolm, Malcolm - Semper Malcolm4:48
- 4Prelude to a Kiss4:49
- 5The Girl from Ipanema8:33
- 6Hambone (feat. Marion Brown) [Live 1965 Village Gate]11:51
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- abrasive
- aggressive
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Archie SheppTENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, COMPOSED BY
- Ashley FennellTROMBONE
- David IzenzonBASS ACOUSTIC BASS
- Fred PirtleBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- J.C. MosesDRUMS
- Joe ChambersDRUMS
- Joseph OrangeTROMBONE
- Marion BrownALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Reggie JohnsonBASS ACOUSTIC BASS
- Roger BlankDRUMS
- Ted CursonTRUMPET
- Virgil JonesTRUMPET
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 48 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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