Sound Suggestions
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedMay 1979
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length45:40
LabelECM 1141
ProducerManfred Eicher
George Adams chronology
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(1979)
Sound Suggestions
(1979)
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(1980)

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]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

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.
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