''Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by saxophonist David Newman's Quintet, with guest appearances by Stanley Turrentine and

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, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1988 and released on the Atlantic label.Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman
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Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it: "An enjoyable set of soulful, straight-ahead jazz.".

Track listing

# " Old Devil Moon" (

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, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 7:46 # "Chenya" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 8:33 # "Slippin' Down" (David Leonhardt) – 6:53 # "Wide Open Spaces" (

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) – 7:34 # " Lonely Avenue" ( Doc Pomus) – 7:48 # "Filthy McNasty" ( Horace Silver) – 7:21 # "Blues for Ball" ( McCoy Tyner) – 12:34 Additional track on CD release # "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 9:25 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

* David Newman – tenor saxophone,

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* Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 2-4) *

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(tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8) * Steve Nelson – vibraphone * Kirk Lightsey – piano * David Williams -

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* Marvin "Smitty" Smith –

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References

{{reflist David "Fathead" Newman live albums 1989 live albums Atlantic Records live albums Albums produced by Bob Porter (record producer) Albums recorded at the Village Vanguard