Bush Fire

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]}

Bush Fire
Studio album by Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto/Barry Guy Quintet
Released	1996
Recorded	July 1995
Studio	Gateway Studio, London
Genre	Free jazz
Length	1:18:43
Label	Ogun OGCD 009

Reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

1. "Bush Fire" – 13:24
2. "For Chisa" – 7:12
3. "South Afrika is Free - Ok?" – 11:48
4. "Baobab" – 9:25
5. "Mark of Respect" – 4:18
6. "Back Beat" – 6:26
7. "Sticks" – 4:52
8. "Coincidence" – 5:03
9. "Flaming July" – 8:15
10. "For Mpumi" – 8:03

Personnel

• Evan Parker – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Pule Pheto – piano
• Barry Guy – bass, piccolo bass
• Gibo Pheto – bass
• Louis Moholo – drums

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Barry Guy / Louis Moholo / Evan Parker / Gibo Pheto / Pule Pheto: Bush Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
2. "Barry Guy/Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Gibo Pheto/Pule Pheto - Bush Fire". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
3. "Ogun Records discography". JazzLists. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
4. "Ogun OGCD 009 Bush fire". EFI. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
5. "Louis Moholo / Evan Parker / Pule Pheto / Gibo Pheto / Barry Guy – Bush Fire". Ogun Records. 25 March 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. pp. 1016–1017.
7. Hull, Tom. "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved January 14, 2023.