Sound Suggestions

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Sound Suggestions
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Studio album by
George Adams
Released1979
RecordedMay 1979
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length45:40
Label ECM 1141
Producer Manfred Eicher
George Adams chronology
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(1979)		Sound Suggestions
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Sound Suggestions is an album by American jazz saxophonist George Adams, recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM later that same year. The sextet features trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Heinz Sauer, and rhythm section Richard Beirach, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Globe and Mail noted that Adams "has a strong funky streak, here expressed in the jumping 'Imani's Dance' and the blues (which Adams sings) 'Got Something Good for You'." [5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The playing is advanced but not as fiery as most of Adams' later sets". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2½ stars, stating: "this was an uneasy collaboration, not really Adams's own session". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by George Adams except as indicated
  1. "Baba" (Kenny Wheeler) – 13:00
  2. "Imani's Dance" – 11:00
  3. "Stay Informed" (Heinz Sauer) – 8:01
  4. "Got Somethin' Good for You" – 5:42
  5. "A Spire" (Wheeler) – 8:07

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM catalogue accessed February 7, 2018
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp.  7. ISBN   978-0-141-02327-4.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Miller, Mark (February 2, 1980). "Sound Suggestions George Adams". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
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