The Fire Within | ||||
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Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | RCA Victor [1] | |||
Producer | Don Braden | |||
Don Braden chronology | ||||
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The Fire Within is an album by the American saxophonist Don Braden, released in 1999. [2] [3] Braden supported the album with shows in the United States and Britain. [4]
Braden recorded the album with three different bands. [5] Kenny Kirkland intended to play with one of the bands but died before the recording sessions; instead of replacing Kirkland's piano, Braden chose to record the planned songs with just himself, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. [6] Dwayne Burno played bass on some of the other tracks. [7] Braden composed the title track. [8] " Solar" is an interpretation of the Miles Davis song. [9] "Fried Bananas" is a version of the Dexter Gordon tune; "Thermo" was written by Freddie Hubbard. [10] [11]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JazzTimes deemed the album Braden's "first masterpiece," writing that "the title tune's mercurial sax-piano-bass-drums slo-burn is also the album's vibe signifier." [14] The Irish Times determined that "the real meat, and Braden's most unbuttoned soloing, is from the final session, a trio with Christian McBride and Jeff 'Tain' Watts, with the tenor energised." [15] The Boston Herald stated: "More Rollins than Coltrane, Braden plays the spaces as well as any young saxman, knows the value of a melody and gives his sidemen ... space to shine." [16]
AllMusic called The Fire Within "a fine record" and "a varied but balanced disc of traditional jazz." [12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Incendiary" | |
2. | "All or Nothing at All" | |
3. | " Solar" | |
4. | "The Boiling Point" | |
5. | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | |
6. | "Thermo" | |
7. | "Where There's Smoke" | |
8. | "The Fire Within" | |
9. | "Fried Bananas" | |
10. | "Doctune" |
The Fire Within | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | RCA Victor [1] | |||
Producer | Don Braden | |||
Don Braden chronology | ||||
|
The Fire Within is an album by the American saxophonist Don Braden, released in 1999. [2] [3] Braden supported the album with shows in the United States and Britain. [4]
Braden recorded the album with three different bands. [5] Kenny Kirkland intended to play with one of the bands but died before the recording sessions; instead of replacing Kirkland's piano, Braden chose to record the planned songs with just himself, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. [6] Dwayne Burno played bass on some of the other tracks. [7] Braden composed the title track. [8] " Solar" is an interpretation of the Miles Davis song. [9] "Fried Bananas" is a version of the Dexter Gordon tune; "Thermo" was written by Freddie Hubbard. [10] [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
JazzTimes deemed the album Braden's "first masterpiece," writing that "the title tune's mercurial sax-piano-bass-drums slo-burn is also the album's vibe signifier." [14] The Irish Times determined that "the real meat, and Braden's most unbuttoned soloing, is from the final session, a trio with Christian McBride and Jeff 'Tain' Watts, with the tenor energised." [15] The Boston Herald stated: "More Rollins than Coltrane, Braden plays the spaces as well as any young saxman, knows the value of a melody and gives his sidemen ... space to shine." [16]
AllMusic called The Fire Within "a fine record" and "a varied but balanced disc of traditional jazz." [12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Incendiary" | |
2. | "All or Nothing at All" | |
3. | " Solar" | |
4. | "The Boiling Point" | |
5. | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | |
6. | "Thermo" | |
7. | "Where There's Smoke" | |
8. | "The Fire Within" | |
9. | "Fried Bananas" | |
10. | "Doctune" |