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1983 studio album by George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet
City Gates is an album by the
George Adams -
Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 for the Dutch
Timeless label.
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Reception
The
Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "By 1983, the quartet was at a musical peak, and this may be their best recording. Everything gels: The choice of tunes, the solos, and the arrangements all come together to produce one of the leading post-bop albums of the 1980s".
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Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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Track listing
All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated
"Mingus Metamorphosis" (George Adams) 13:20
"Samba For Now" – 8:31
"Thank You Very Much Mr. Monk" – 7:57
"
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen " (Traditional, arranged Adams, Pullen) – 5:18
"City Gates" (Adams) – 7:56
Recorded in Munster, Holland on March 27 & 28, 1983
Personnel
References
Years listed reflect recording dates not release dates
Albums as leader or co-leader Albums with George Adams-
Don Pullen Quartet Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Solo Piano Album (1975)
Jazz a Confronto 21 (1975)
Five to Go (1975)
Capricorn Rising (1975)
Healing Force (1976)
Tomorrow's Promises (1976 & 1977)
Warriors (with
Chico Freeman ,
Fred Hopkins , and
Bobby Battle , 1978)
Milano Strut (1978)
The Magic Triangle (with
Joseph Jarman and
Don Moye , 1979)
Earth Beams (with
George Adams , 1980)
Life Line (with George Adams, 1981)
Melodic Excursions (with George Adams, 1982)
City Gates (with George Adams, 1983)
Evidence of Things Unseen (1983)
Decisions (with George Adams, 1984)
The Sixth Sense (1985)
Breakthrough (with George Adams, 1986)
Song Everlasting (with George Adams, 1987)
New Beginnings (1988)
Random Thoughts (1990)
Kele Mou Bana (1990)
Ode to Life (1993)
Sacred Common Ground (1995)
Live albums Related articles