Dance of Fire
| Dance of Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1995 | |||
| Studio | Sony Music Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz/mugam fusion | |||
| Length | 1:09:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Reinhard Karwatky | |||
| Aziza Mustafa Zadeh chronology | ||||
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Dance of Fire is the third album released by the Azeri jazz artist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh. It was released in 1995.
Recording and Music[edit]
The album was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York during January and February 1995.[1] It was produced by Reinhard Karwatky.[1] The material "combines be-bop-derived jazz with elements [of] Azerbaijan folk music and Mugham."[2] All of the music was composed and arranged by Zadeh.[1] The collection of songs on Dance of Fire sound both Middle-Eastern and Western.[3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic reviewer wrote that the pianist's "playing is graceful and fluid, eclipsing her super-star backup musicians."[2] The reviewer for BBC Music Magazine commented: "here is a new slant on the jazz vocal, just when you thought everything had been said on the subject".[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Boomerang" – 4:24
- "Dance of Fire" – 6:02
- "Sheherezadeh" – 2:52
- "Aspiration" – 2:23
- "Bana Bana Gel (Bad Girl)" – 12:32
- "Shadow" – 5:54
- "Carnival" – 7:29
- "Passion" – 7:10
- "Spanish Picture" – 9:00
- "To Be Continued" – 5:59
- "Father" – 5:57
Personnel[edit]
- Aziza Mustafa Zadeh – piano, vocals
- Al Di Meola – acoustic guitar
- Bill Evans – soprano sax, tenor sax
- Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass guitar, electric bass guitar
- Kai E. Karpeh De Camargo – 5-string electric bass guitar
- Omar Hakim – drums
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Dance of Fire (CD liner notes). 1995. COL 480352 2.
- ^ a b c Jehnzen, Daevid. "Aziza Mustafa Zadeh: Dance of Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ Dwek, Joel (19 July 2021). "AZERBAIJAN: Dance of Fire - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh". 200worldalbums.com.
- ^ Nicholson, Stuart (20 January 2012). "Aziza Mustafa Zadeh". BBC Music Magazine. BBC.
