The Fire This Time is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...

'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

Vincent Chancey

Vincent Chancey is an American jazz hornist.Chancey, a French horn player, attended the Southern Illinois University School of Music and then studied under Julius Watkins in New York City...

, Frank Lacy

Frank Lacy

Ku-umba Frank Lacy is an American jazz trombonist.His father was a teacher who had played guitar with Illinois Jacquet, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, and Arnett Cobb; his mother sang gospel music. He played piano from age eight, and played trumpet, euphonium, and tuba before settling on trombone at age 16...

, 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".

Track listing

1. "Night Time (Is the Right Time)" (Herman) - 2:54
2. "For Louis" (Wilson
   Phillip Wilson (drummer)
   Phillip Wilson was an American jazz percussionist, known as a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 7:13
3. "Journey Towards Freedom" (Allen) - 10:55
4. "Remember the Time" (Jackson
   Michael Jackson
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   ) - 8:32
5. "Strange Fruit" (Lewis
   Alan Lewis
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   ) - 9:15
6. "Siesta for the Fiesta" (Lunceford
   Jimmie Lunceford
   James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 4:14
7. "Night Life" (Purse) - 10:29
8. "Black or White" (Jackson
   Michael Jackson
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   ) - 7:19
9. "Three for the Festival" (Kirk) - 6:06
10. "The Great Pretender
    The Great Pretender
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    " (Ram
    Buck Ram
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    ) - 7:33
    • Recorded live on 1 May 1992 at the Moonwalker Club, Aarburg, Switzerland

Personnel

• Lester Bowie
  Lester Bowie
  Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
  
  : trumpet
• Vincent Chancey
  Vincent Chancey
  Vincent Chancey is an American jazz hornist.Chancey, a French horn player, attended the Southern Illinois University School of Music and then studied under Julius Watkins in New York City...
  
  : french horn
• Frank Lacy
  Frank Lacy
  Ku-umba Frank Lacy is an American jazz trombonist.His father was a teacher who had played guitar with Illinois Jacquet, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, and Arnett Cobb; his mother sang gospel music. He played piano from age eight, and played trumpet, euphonium, and tuba before settling on trombone at age 16...
  
  : trombone
• Louis Bonilla: trombone
• E. J. Allen: trumpet
• Gerald Brezel: trumpet
• Tony Barrero: trumpet
• Bob Stewart: tuba
• Famoudou Don Moye: percussion
• Vinnie Johnson: drums