Paradise Space Shuttle

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]

Paradise Space Shuttle
Studio album by
George Adams Quintet
Released1979
RecordedDecember 21, 1979 at Sound Ideas Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:14
LabelTimeless
SJP 127
ProducerWim Wigt
George Adams chronology
Don't Lose Control
(1979)
Paradise Space Shuttle
(1979)
Sound Suggestions
(1980)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing edit

All compositions by George Adams except as indicated

  1. "Intentions" - 4:45
  2. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) - 4:26
  3. "Metamorphosis for Mingus" - 6:53
  4. "Paradise Space Shuttle" - 4:10
  5. "City of Peace" - 6:46
  6. "Funk-a-Roonie Peacock" - 14:00

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ George Adams discography accessed February 19, 2015
  2. ^ Timeless Records SJP series discography, accessed February 19, 2015
  3. ^ a b Loewy, S., AllMusic Review, accessed February 17, 2015
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ McNally, Owen (27 Jan 1980). "Jazz". Hartford Courant. p. 4G.
  6. ^ Moody, Lois (15 Feb 1980). "Moody's Jazz". TGIF. Ottawa Citizen. p. 22.