Fire Music (Archie Shepp album)

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.

Fire Music
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1965
Recorded	February 16 and March 9, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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

• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
• Ted Curson – trumpet
• Joseph Orange – trombone
• Marion Brown – alto saxophone
• Reggie Johnson – double bass except track 3
• Joe Chambers – drums except track 3
• David Izenzon – double bass on track 3
• J.C. Moses – drums on track 3

References

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