Inner Fires

AMG Review of Inner Fires

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

This album features trio performances by pianist Bud Powell, bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Roy Haynes that were recorded live at a Washington D.C. club; they were released for the first time in 1982. Powell is in consistently exciting form (this was one of his good nights) and the musicians sound inspired and creative during the set of op-oriented standards. This recording concludes with a couple of excerpts from Bud Powell interviews held in 1963, giving listeners a rare chance to hear his voice. [Collectables reissued Inner Fires on CD in 2005 with the same track sequence but with the concluding interview removed.]