"Fire Waltz" is a composition by Mal Waldron.
The original version, by Waldron's sextet featuring Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin, was recorded on June 27, 1961.
[1] Mal Waldron reported that he wrote the song the night before recording it.
[2] "Fire Waltz" is a 16-bar composition with the form AABA.
[4] The sextet contained Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone), Waldron (piano), Ron Carter (cello), Joe Benjamin (bass), and Charlie Persip (drums).