| Dance of Fire | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1995 | |||
| Studio | Sony Music Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz/ mugam fusion | |||
| Length | 1:09:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Reinhard Karwatky | |||
| Aziza Mustafa Zadeh chronology | ||||
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Dance of Fire is the third album released by the Azeri jazz artist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh. It was released in 1995.
The album was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York during January and February 1995. [1] It was produced by Reinhard Karwatky. [1] The material "combines be-bop-derived jazz with elements [of] Azerbaijan folk music and Mugham." [2] All of the music was composed and arranged by Zadeh. [1] The collection of songs on Dance of Fire sound both Middle-Eastern and Western. [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic reviewer wrote that the pianist's "playing is graceful and fluid, eclipsing her super-star backup musicians." [2] The reviewer for BBC Music Magazine commented: "here is a new slant on the jazz vocal, just when you thought everything had been said on the subject". [4]
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