Julian (album)

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Julian
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Live album by
Released1976
RecordedAugust 13, 1975
VenueThe Domicile, Munich, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length60:47
Label Enja
2060
Producer Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Pepper Adams chronology
Ephemera
(1973)
Julian
(1976)
Twelfth & Pingree
(1975)

Julian, is a live album by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in Munich in 1975 and originally released on the Enja label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Recorded five days before Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's death, the title cut of this album was retitled and dedicated to the late altoist. The powerful baritonist Pepper Adams is well showcased ... in typically excellent form, playing intense solos that push but stay within the boundaries of hard bop". [5] In JazzTimes , Miles Jordan wrote "The caliber of musicianship and the intricately worked-out tunes raise this performance far above a routine club gig". [7] In Jazz Review , Lee Prosser stated "Julian is an example of mainstream jazz at its timeless best, helmed by a neglected master of one of The Big Horns". [8]

Track listing

All compositions by Pepper Adams except where noted.

  1. "Jirge" – 9:00
  2. "Julian" (George Mraz, Pepper Adams) – 7:13
  3. "Spacemaker" (Walter Norris) – 6:01
  4. "Ad Astra" – 7:41
  5. "Three and One" (Thad Jones) – 10:21
  6. "'Tis" (Jones) – 3:02
  7. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 10:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Lady Luck" (Jones) – 7:11 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  3. Enja Records catalog accessed February 22, 2017
  4. Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Pepper Adams Julian – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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  8. Prosser, L. Jazz Review Review accessed February 22, 2017