"Some of the most exciting jazz albums to listen to are those that try to strike a middle ground between 'mainstream' and 'avant-garde'. One such example is this often-fascinating album, rich in compositional and improvisational prowess. Employing a sextet including drummer Joe Chambers and alto saxophonist Marion Brown, Shepp puts together a record that is both challenging and accessible to most listeners. "Fire Music"s masterpiece is undoubtedly Hambone. This multi-part composition's highlights are the opening theme, Ted Cursons complex trumpet musings and a bluesy section featuring a tough and funky solo by Brown. The tracks momentum is maintained with the thematically dense Los Olvidados which features another sterling contribution by Curson. Then there's a spoken word tribute to Malcolm X, featuring bassist David Izenzon and drummer J.C. Moses. Concluding the album is a bizarre version of The Girl from Ipanema. An album that belongs in any serious jazz collection." (Robert Gilbert, AllAboutJazz)
"During 1960, bassist Charles Mingus led one of his finest bands, a pianoless quartet with Eric Dolphy (on alto, flute, and bass clarinet), trumpeter Ted Curson, and drummer Dannie Richmond. For this live concert, the band is augmented by the great tenor Booker Ervin for some stirring music. All of the music is memorable: "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting," "Prayer for Passive Resistance," "What Love," "Folk Forms No. 1," and "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul." The immortal pianist Bud Powell sits in on a fine version of "I'll Remember April" and Dolphy and Ervin in particular generate a great deal of heat during some of their solos." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
Laat u niet misleiden door het standaard-artwork van het Black Lion-label: dit album uit 1964 is een spannende opname uit 1964 dat balanceert op de grens van hardbop en free, zoals Dolphy zelf vaak deed (ze speelden samen bij Charles Mingus).
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