''Fire Music'' is a studio album by

Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

released on

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in 1965. "Malcolm, Malcolm Semper Malcolm" is dedicated to

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, whilst "Los Olvidados" is a homage to the film of the same name. Featured musicians include trumpeter

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, trombonist Joe Orange, alto saxophonist

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, bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer

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Reception

The

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review by

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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". Writing for ''

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'', Robert Gilbert called ''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."

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 "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl from Ipanema") is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Por ...

" (DeMoraes, Gimbel, Jobim) – 8:36 #"Hambone" ive– 11:53 Bonus track on CD, recorded live at the

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on March 28, 1965

Personnel

*Archie Shepp –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

–

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

*Joseph Orange –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

– alto saxophone * Reggie Johnson –

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

except track 3 *

– drums except track 3 *

David Izenzon David Izenzon (May 17, 1932 – October 8, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist. Biography Izenzon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology and later received a master's deg ...

– double bass on track 3 *

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–

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on track 3

References

{{Authority control 1965 albums Archie Shepp albums Impulse! Records albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio