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Wikipedia article
"'Fire Waltz'" is a composition by Mal Waldron. The original version, by Waldron's sextet featuring Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin, was recorded on June 27, 1961. It has become a jazz standard.'Cadence' (January 1996)
Composition
Mal Waldron reported that he wrote the song the night before recording it.Lock, Graham (1994) 'Chasing the Vibration: Meetings with Creative Musicians'. Stride Publications. pp. 3637. "Fire Waltz" is a 16-bar composition with the form AABA.Waters, Keith & Diamond, David "Out Front: The Art of Booker Little". In Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry & Morgenstern, Dan (2001) 'Annual Review of Jazz Studies 11, 20002001'. Scarecrow. p. 7.
Original recording
The composition was first recorded on June 27, 1961.Warburton, Dan [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-quest-mw0001021152 "Eric Dolphy The Quest"]. AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2016. The sextet contained Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Waldron (piano), Ron Carter (cello), Joe Benjamin (bass), and Charlie Persip (drums). It was released on Waldron's album 'The Quest'.Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby & Priestley, Brian (2004) 'The Rough Guide to Jazz' (3rd ed.) Rough Guides. p. 829.
References
Category:1960s jazz standards
Category:1961 songs
Category:Compositions by Mal Waldron
Category:Jazz standards
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