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Fire Music is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965.

Reception.

The AllMusic review by Jim Allen awarded the album 5 stars stating:”Just as psychedelia expanded rock’s palette in the ’60s, so Shepp’s Fire Music helped broaden the possibilities of jazz.”

Writing for All About Jazz, 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” (DeMoraes, Gimbel, Jobim) – 8:36
“Hambone” [Live] – 11:53 Bonus track on CD, recorded live at the Village Gate on March 28, 1965

Personnel:
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, recitation on track 3
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

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Released: September 1965
Recorded: February 16 and March 9, 1965
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length: 40:30
Label: Impulse!
A-86
Producer: Bob Thiele