| Paradise Space Shuttle | ||||
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| Studio album by George Adams Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1979 at Sound Ideas Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:14 | |||
| Label | Timeless SJP 127 | |||
| Producer | Wim Wigt | |||
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Paradise Space Shuttle is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams, recorded in late 1979 and released on the Dutch Timeless label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Hartford Courant praised Adams's "muscular but lithe attack." [5] The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "Metamorphosis for Mingus" "is a highlight for its structure, its improvisational level and its derivations." [6]
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, noting that "there's a sense of spontaneity that borders on informality, but Adams is excellent throughout". [3]
All compositions by George Adams except as indicated
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