The Fire This Time (album) explained

The Fire This Time
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
Cover:	The Fire This Time.jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	May 1, 1992
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	74:30
Label:	In & Out
Producer:	F. Kleinschmidt & J. Schwab
Chronology:	Lester Bowie
Prev Title:	Funky T. Cool T.
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music
Next Year:	1998

The Fire This Time is a live album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded in Aarburg, Switzerland for the In & Out label. It is the seventh album by Bowie's Brass Fantasy group and features performances by Bowie, Vincent Chancey, Frank Lacy, Louis Bonilla, E. J. Allen, Gerald Brezel, Tony Barrero, Bob Stewart, Vinnie Johnson and Famoudou Don Moye.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars calling it "one of the most important in the Brass Fantasy's history and development".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Night Time (Is the Right Time)" (Herman) - 2:54
2. "For Louis" (Wilson) - 7:13
3. "Journey Towards Freedom" (Allen) - 10:55
4. "Remember the Time" (Jackson) - 8:32
5. "Strange Fruit" (Allan) - 9:15
6. "Siesta for the Fiesta" (Lunceford) - 4:14
7. "Night Life" (Purse) - 10:29
8. "Black or White" (Jackson) - 7:19
9. "Three for the Festival" (Kirk) - 6:06
10. "The Great Pretender" (Ram) - 7:33

• Recorded live on 1 May 1992 at the Moonwalker Club, Aarburg, Switzerland

Personnel

• Lester Bowie

trumpet

• Vincent Chancey

French horn

• Frank Lacy

trombone

• Luis Bonilla

trombone

• E. J. Allen: trumpet
• Gerald Brezel: trumpet
• Tony Barrero: trumpet
• Bob Stewart

tuba

• Famoudou Don Moye

percussion

• Vinnie Johnson: drums

Notes and References

1. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 12, 2011