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 bop-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.] ~ Scott Yanow