Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard

{{Infobox album

| name = Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard

| type = Live album

| artist = David Newman

| cover = Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1989

| recorded = December 22 & 23, 1988

| venue = Village Vanguard, New York City

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 45:55 Original LP release

| label = Atlantic
81965-1

| producer = Bob Porter

| chronology = David Newman

| prev_title = Heads Up

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Blue Head

| next_year = 1990

}}

Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American saxophonist David Newman's Quintet, with guest appearances by Stanley Turrentine and Hank Crawford, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1988 and released on the Atlantic label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Fire_Live_At_The_VV.htm Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details] accessed November 27, 2018[http://mrmanri.la.coocan.jp/DavidNewman/index.html David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography] accessed November 27, 2018[https://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1979-present/#881222 Jazzdisco: Atlantic Records Discography: 1979-present] accessed November 27, 2018[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/david-fathead-newman/ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman] accessed November 29, 2018

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it: "An enjoyable set of soulful, straight-ahead jazz.".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000199458|first= Scott|last=Yanow|label= David "Fathead" Newman: Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard: Review|accessdate=November 27, 2018}}

Track listing

  1. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 7:46
  2. "Chenya" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 8:33
  3. "Slippin' Down" (David Leonhardt) – 6:53
  4. "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) – 7:34
  5. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 7:48
  6. "Filthy McNasty" (Horace Silver) – 7:21
  7. "Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) – 12:34 Additional track on CD release
  8. "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 9:25 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

References