| 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]
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]
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
All compositions by Don Pullen except where noted.
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