Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) explained

Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots)
Type:	Album
Artist:	Django Bates
Border:	yes
Released:	1994
Recorded:	15 & 16 February 1994
Studio:	Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	64:45
Label:	JMT JMT 514 014
Producer:	Stefan F. Winter
Chronology:	Django Bates
Prev Title:	Summer Fruits (and Unrest)
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze)
Next Year:	1995

Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) is a solo album by composer and pianist Django Bates which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating "English pianist Django Bates has a crazy sense of humor, the ability to use dissonance and noise as a logical part of his music, and a fresh approach to group playing. On this CD, a solo piano outing, he is more subtle than on his group albums and the music takes a little while to cut loose".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Django Bates except as indicated

1. "Autumn Leaves (Autumn Fires)" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:16
2. "Sweetie" – 5:41
3. "Jetty" – 5:12
4. "Ralf's Trip" – 3:36
5. "Is There Anyone Up There?" – 6:00
6. "Hollyhocks" – 6:07
7. "Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) – 5:25
8. "The Loneliness of Being Right (Part 2)" – 3:39
9. "Rat King" – 1:54
10. "Dufy" – 4:52
11. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 3:40
12. "Calm Farm (For Paggy)" – 4:35
13. "Infinity in a Twinkling" – 7:41

Personnel

• Django Bates – piano

Notes and References

1. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed 9 December 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed 10 December 2014