Fire! Orchestra – Actions (Vinyl)

Late Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki conducted the original “Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra," which was performed in 1971 by top European improvisers. He was eager “to call on the unlimited technical possibilities" jazz musicians offered over non-improvising orchestral performers.

Fire! Orchestra’s revisitation of the piece doubles the original’s length, but adheres to Penderecki’s plan for episodic engagement among select instruments, creating variable densities and occasionally emerging bass lines. The single-track Actions unfolds gradually with subtle timbral contrasts—a spare ringing guitar, festering organ pads—and solos that imbue colors rather than explosive energies.
Vinyl LP.
Tracklist:
A1 Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra, Part 1
B1 Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra, Part 2