Aziza Mustafa Zadeh – Dance of Fire

This lovely lady plays and sing for us accompanied by creme de la creme All Di Meola (guitar), Bill Evans (sax), Stanley Clark(bass), Omar Hakim (drums). A well-produced album of not-too-easy-to-listen-to rather serious music. Compositions (thanks to her classical education) are such that it was only logical to call for All Di Meola.

Track Listing:
1. Boomerang - 4:24   2. Dance Of Fire - 6:02   3. Shesherezadeh - 2:52   4. Aspiration - 2:23   5. Bana Bana Gel (Bad Girl) - 12:32   6. Shadow - 5:54   7. Carnival - 7:30   8. Passion - 7:10   9. Spanish Picture - 9:01   10. To Be Continued - 5:59   11. Father - 5:57

Personnel:
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (piano, vocals) , Al Di Meola (guitar) , Bill Evans (tenor & soprano saxophone) , Stanley Clarke / Kai E. Karpeh De Camargo (bass) , Omar Hakim (drums, gong)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Daevid Jehnzen
The Azerbaijan pianist Aziza's Dance of Fire -- her second American record -- combines be-bop-derived jazz with elements Russian folk music. Supported by Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, and Bill Evans, Aziza's playing is graceful and fluid, eclipsing her super-star backup musicians.