Don't Lose Control

Don't Lose Control
Live album by George Adams & Don Pullen
Released	1980
Recorded	November 2–3, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:47
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Don Pullen chronology
More Funk (1979) Don't Lose Control (1980) A Well Kept Secret (1979)
George Adams chronology
More Funk (1979) Don't Lose Control (1979) Paradise Space Shuttle (1979)

Don't Lose Control is a live album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen and saxophonist George Adams recorded in 1979 for the Italian Soul Note label. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist George Adams and pianist Don Pullen first joined forces in Charles Mingus' band of the 1970s and, upon the great bassist's death, they formed their own dynamic quartet, resulting in many recordings (mostly for European labels). Don't Lose Control, although their fourth record together, was the first to gain much recognition... This set is not quite as essential as some of the Adams-Pullen Quartet's later releases, but worth picking up". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except where noted.

1. "Autumn Song" (George Adams) – 8:57
2. "Don't Lose Control" (Adams) – 5:33
3. "Remember?" – 5:00
4. "Double Arc Jake" – 15:47
5. "Places & Faces" (Adams) – 3:30

• • Recorded at Theatro Ciak in Milano, Italy on November 2 & 3, 1979

Personnel

• Don Pullen – piano, vocals
• George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
• Cameron Brown – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Don Pullen discography accessed May 16, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 16, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. p. 7. ISBN   0-14-017949-6.