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

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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

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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

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Production

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References

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  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.