Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist David Newman's Quintet, with guest appearances by Stanley Turrentine and Hank Crawford, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1988 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2][3][4]

Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by David Newman
Released	1989
Recorded	December 22 & 23, 1988
Venue	Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:55 Original LP release
Label	Atlantic 81965-1
Producer	Bob Porter
David Newman chronology
Heads Up (1987) Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard (1989) Blue Head (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it: "An enjoyable set of soulful, straight-ahead jazz.".[5]

Track listing

1. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 7:46
2. "Chenya" (David "Fathead" Newman) – 8:33
3. "Slippin' Down" (David Leonhardt) – 6:53
4. "Wide Open Spaces" (Babs Gonzales) – 7:34
5. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 7:48
6. "Filthy McNasty" (Horace Silver) – 7:21
7. "Blues for Ball" (McCoy Tyner) – 12:34 Additional track on CD release
8. "Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 9:25 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 2-4)
• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8)
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone
• Kirk Lightsey – piano
• David Williams - bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums

References