George Adams
A passionate tenor and flute player who was not shy to break up chordal improvising with an unexpected scream or roar, George Adams was an original voice who (like his friend Don Pullen) crossed over several stylistic boundaries. He started on piano, but by the time he was in high school he was playing tenor in funk bands. In 1961, he toured with Sam Cooke, and in 1963 Adams moved to Ohio where he played with organ groups for the next few years. In 1968, he relocated to New York where he played with Roy Haynes, Gil Evans, and Art Blakey, among others. However, it was his association with Charles Mingus (1973-1976) that gave him his initial fame. After playing a bit with McCoy Tyner, Adams co-led a stimulating quartet with Don Pullen that made many records. Late in life, Adams (who enjoyed taking an occasional raspy blues vocal) teamed up with James Blood Ulmer in the group Phalanx, and occasionally played with Mingus Dynasty.
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Discografia
14 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Live at Montmartre (Live)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 22 set 2008
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Sound Suggestions
Jazz - Pubblicato da ECM Records il 1 gen 1979
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Life Line
George Adams, Don Pullen Quartet
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 22 set 2008
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Melodic Excursions
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 9 dic 2008
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City Gates
George Adams, Don Pullen Quartet
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 22 set 2008
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Don't Lose Control
Jazz - Pubblicato da Soul Note il 31 dic 1991
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Paradise Space Shuttle
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 22 set 2008
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Decisions
Don Pullen Quartet, George Adams
Jazz - Pubblicato da Timeless Records il 10 dic 2008
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More Sightings
George Adams, Hannibal Marvin Peterson
Jazz - Pubblicato da Enja Horst Weber il 9 set 1984
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Gentlemen's Agreement
Jazz - Pubblicato da Soul Note il 31 dic 1983
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Stronger Than Words - Single
Lounge - Pubblicato da George Adams il 14 giu 2010
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