Dance of Fire
1995 studio album by Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
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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.
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| 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 | |||
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Recording and Music
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
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
- "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
- 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