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
}}
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
- "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 7:46
- "Chenya" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 8:33
- "Slippin' Down" (David Leonhardt) – 6:53
- "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) – 7:34
- "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 7:48
- "Filthy McNasty" (Horace Silver) – 7:21
- "Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) – 12:34 Additional track on CD release
- "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 9:25 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
- David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 2–4)
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8)
- Steve Nelson – vibraphone
- Kirk Lightsey – piano
- David Williams – bass
- Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums
References
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