The Adams Effect
1988 studio album by Pepper Adams
The Adams Effect | ||||
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Studio album by Pepper Adams | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | June 25–26, 1985 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:12 CD with bonus track | |||
Label | Uptown UP 27.31 | |||
Producer | Robert Sunenblick M.D., Mabel Fraser | |||
Pepper Adams chronology | ||||
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The Adams Effect, is the final album recorded by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams which was originally released on the Uptown label in 1988 following Adams' death in 1986.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Adams still sounded in prime form at the time and, even if none of his tunes became standards, they served as strong and diverse vehicles for the musicians' improvisations. A fine effort by a classic baritone saxophonist".[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Pepper Adams, except where noted.
- "Binary" – 6:57
- "Now in Our Lives" – 6:56
- "Valse Celtique" – 5:45
- "Dylan's Delight" – 6:21
- "How I Spent the Night" (Frank Foster) – 7:02
- "Claudette's Way" – 7:27
- "Now in Our Lives" [alternate take] – 8:44 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Billy Hart – drums
References
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- Baritones and French Horns/Dakar (1957)
- Critics' Choice (1957)
- Pepper Adams Quintet (1957)
- The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (1957)
- The Pepper-Knepper Quintet (1958)
- Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963)
- Mean What You Say (1966)
- Encounter! (1968)
- Ephemera (1973)
- Julian (1975)
- Twelfth & Pingree (1975)
- Baritone Madness (1977)
- Reflectory (1978)
- Be-Bop?
- The Master (1980)
- Urban Dreams (1981)
- California Cookin' (1983)
- Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (1983)
- Generations (1985)
- The Adams Effect (1985)
- 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)
- Off to the Races (1959)
- Byrd in Hand (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Out of This World (1961)
- Chant (1961)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- Royal Flush (1961)
- The Creeper (1967)