Forrest Fire is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Forrest Fire
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedAugust 9, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:39
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8250
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Jimmy Forrest chronology
All the Gin is Gone
(1959)
Forrest Fire
(1960)
Out of the Forrest
(1961)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic described the album as "excellent music that is also quite accessible".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except as indicated

  1. "Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 5:27
  2. "Dexter's Deck" (Dexter Gordon) - 6:37
  3. "Jim's Jam" - 8:54
  4. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 8:25
  5. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 5:27
  6. "Help!" (Doug Watkins) - 4:49

Personnel edit

Production edit

References edit

  1. ^ New Jazz Records discography accessed January 29, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, January 29, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.