Forrest Fire

This article is about the album by jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest. For the fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, see 1967 USS Forrestal fire. For forest fire, see Wildfire.

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 Jimmy Forrest
Released	1960
Recorded	August 9, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:39
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8250
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Jimmy Forrest chronology
All the Gin is Gone (1959) Forrest Fire (1960) Out of the Forrest (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
• Larry Young - organ
• Thornel Schwartz - guitar
• Jimmie Smith - drums
• Unknown - congas

Production

• Esmond Edwards - supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer