Composition for soprano saxophone, trumpet, marimba, and cello. This work appears to be part of a suite with “Hand-Packed” and “Volunteered Blues.” The archive includes a photocopy of a score in holograph. No known recording.
From Marty Ehrlich: There is a note on the score, “K.C. cue,” which may refer to Hemphill’s frequent collaborator, the poet K. Curtis Lyle. “Rivers of Fire” has a series of short phrases, with open spaces for improvisation. As with “Hand-Packed” and “Volunteered Blues,” the instrumentation in this score is the same as the quartet on the album Flat-Out Jump Suite, except with Warren Smith on marimba rather than other percussion. I would date this work ca. 1980.