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Afro Fire

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Don't be fooled. Afro-Fire looks like a 1960s Blue Note album. But this actually came out in 2004. (I just realized Eddie's very UN-60S cornrows are a dead giveaway)

Eddie Gale actually did make to albums for Blue Note in the late 1960s and early 70s, called Black Rhythm Happening and Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music. Avant jazz with tons of vocals. Amazing records that should be far more known. This was after working on Cecil Taylor's Unit Structures.

Afro Fire is not bad, but adds modern beats and synth sounds. Gale's playing on this is excellent--actually a lot better than in the 1960s, but the grooves are a little flat and you are keenly aware of lack of other players for Eddie to interact with.

Still, not bad, and if you are fortunate enough to own his old Blue Note albums, this is worth a grab. For more interesting modern terrain, check out Joint Happening, an album Gale did with a band called Mushroom.