George Adams

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George Adams was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist known for his powerful, expressive playing and collaborations with Charles Mingus and Don Pullen.

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George Adams canonical 3

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instanceOf flutist
human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeIn 20th-century jazz
associatedAct Cecil McBee
Charles Mingus
Dannie Richmond
Don Pullen
Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet
Gil Evans
Lester Bowie
Mingus Dynasty
collaborationWith Charles Mingus
Don Pullen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
jazz
instrument bass clarinet
flute
tenor saxophone
vocals
languageOfPerformance English
nationality American
notableRole co-leader of the Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet
member of Charles Mingus’s late-period bands
notableWork City Gates
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Earth Beams
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Paradise Space Shuttle
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occupation flutist
musician
tenor saxophonist
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Enja Records
Soul Note
Timeless Records
styleCharacteristic blues-influenced phrasing
expressive playing
powerful tone
use of vocal-like effects on saxophone

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Jaki Byard associatedWith George Adams
Dannie Richmond workedWith George Adams
Cecil McBee associatedAct George Adams