Fire Waltz

1961 composition by Mal Waldron

"Fire Waltz"

Composition by Mal Waldron
from the album  The Quest
Released| 1961
Recorded| June 27, 1961; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre| Jazz
Label| Prestige
Composer(s)| Mal Waldron

"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.[1]

## Composition

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Mal Waldron reported that he wrote the song the night before recording it.[2] "Fire Waltz" is a 16-bar composition with the form AABA.[3]

## Original recording

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The composition was first recorded on June 27, 1961.[4] The sextet contained Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Waldron (piano), Ron Carter (cello), Joe Benjamin (bass), and Charlie Persip (drums).[4] It was released on Waldron's album The Quest.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Cadence (January 1996)
2. ^ Lock, Graham (1994) Chasing the Vibration: Meetings with Creative Musicians. Stride Publications. pp. 36–37.
3. ^ 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, 2000–2001. Scarecrow. p. 7.
4. ^ a b Warburton, Dan "Eric Dolphy – The Quest". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby & Priestley, Brian (2004) The Rough Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.) Rough Guides. p. 829.