George Adams (musician)
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George Rufus Adams (29 April, 1940 - 14 November, 1992) was a United States jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He was also known for his idiosyncratic singing.
He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and his own quartet that he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond.
His 1979 ECM record, "Sound Suggestions," is unusual because it teams Adams up with musicians such as trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, Heinz Sauer, pianist Richie Beirach and bassist Dave Holland who tend to play from a different style than the majority of Adams' recorded work. To listen to Adams in a more familiar context, try his records with Charles Mingus, or Don Pullen.
Selected Discography
As a leader
- 1975 "Song of Adams"
- 1979 "Sound Suggestions"
- 1991 "Old Feeling"
- 1973 "Mingus Moves"
- 1974 "Mingues at Carnegie Hall"
- 1974 "Changes One"
- 1974 "Changes Two"
- 1978 "The Greeting"
- 1979 "Horizon"
- 1975 "There Comes a Time"
- 1984 "Live at Sweet Basil"
- 1987 Live At Umbria Jazz: Volume 1
- 1987 Live At Umbria Jazz: Volume 2
George Adams - Don Pullen Quartet
- 1979 "Don't Lose Control"
- 1979 "All That Funk"
- 1979 "More Funk"
- 1980 "Earth Beams"
- 1981 "Life Line"
- 1983 "City Gates"
- 1984 "Decisions"
- 1986 "Breakthrough"
- 1987 "Song Everlasting"
Categories: 1940 births | 1992 deaths | Jazz saxophonists | Flutists | United States musicians | Musician stubs
