| Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Live album by George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August 19, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:04 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
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Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Everyone contributes fine solo work, while also keeping everything nice and in the pocket. A highlight from the Pullen-Adams catalog and one of the most impressive of contemporary live jazz dates". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "The working band in excelsis, rounding off a half-decade of activity with a couple of heated – sometimes overheated – sets. Perhaps oddly, given the chemistry, this is a band that always sounded better in the studio". [3]
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated
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