In September 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Fire Music”, the fourth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded February – March 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- Marion Brown – alto saxophone
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Joseph Orange – trombone
- Reggie Johnson – double bass
- David Izenzon – double bass
- J.C. Moses – drums
- Joe Chambers – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
- Mel Cheren – cover painting
- Joe Lebow – design
- Robert Flynn – design
- Charles Stewart – photography
Track listing:
- Hambone – Archie Shepp
- Los Olvidados – Archie Shepp
- Malcolm, Malcolm – Semper Malcolm – Archie Shepp
- Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
- The Girl from Ipanema – Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim