| Bush Fire | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | July 1995 |
| Studio | Gateway Studio, London |
| Genre | Free jazz |
| Length | 1:18:43 |
| Label | Ogun OGCD 009 |
Bush Fire is an album by drummer Louis Moholo, saxophonist Evan Parker, pianist Pule Pheto, and bassists Gibo Pheto and Barry Guy. It was recorded during July 1995 at Gateway Studio in London, and was released in 1996 by Ogun Records. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [6] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ [7] |
In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "Bush Fire is worth raving about for its execution certainly, but more important, it is the defined and near-symbiotic musical relationship between Moholo and Parker... that is perhaps most astonishing... It's a breathtaking ride through the outer edges of free jazz, but it's one so musical, so lyrically brilliant, it could never be repeated. Thank the heavens for this recording." [1]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "hugely impressive and moving," and stated that it "underlines Moholo's extraordinary ability to mix the hottest African grooves with entirely free playing." [6]
Evan Shaw Parker is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation.
Louis Tebogo Moholo, is a South African jazz drummer. He has been a member of several notable bands, including The Blue Notes, the Brotherhood of Breath and Assagai.
Barry John Guy is an English composer and double bass player. His range of interests encompasses early music, contemporary composition, jazz and improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of orchestras in the UK and Europe. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music under Buxton Orr, and later taught there.
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