"Fire Waltz" | |
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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]
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]
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]