Live at Montmartre (George Adams and Don Pullen album)
| Live at Montmartre | ||||
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| Live album by George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | April 4–5, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:20 | |||
| Label | Timeless | |||
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Live at Montmartre is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet with guitarist John Scofield recorded in 1985 for the Dutch Timeless label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 3 stars stating "Live at Montmarte isn't all it could have been, but sometimes things just don't happen. It sounds like Scofield and the group never found a truly comfortable common ground. They don't clash, but it never feels like they're totally in synch, either, at least not enough to reach the greater-than-the-sum-of-the-quartet-with-guest-soloist-parts level".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Scofield's unison statement with George on "Forever Lovers" is one of the highlights... As a live document, it's OK, but still not a proper monument to Adams's larger-than-life personality".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Don Pullen except where noted.
- "I.J." (John Scofield) - 8:07
- "Flame Games" (George Adams) - 11:30
- "Well, I Guess We'll Never Know" - 8:27
- "Forever Lovers" (Adams) - 10:53
- "Song Everlasting" - 11:23
- Recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen on April 4 & 5, 1985
Personnel
[edit]- Don Pullen – piano
- George Adams – tenor saxophone
- John Scofield - guitar
- Cameron Brown – bass
- Dannie Richmond – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Don Pullen discography accessed May 18, 2011
- ^ a b Snowden, D. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 8. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.