Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 explained

Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Everyone contributes fine solo work, while also keeping everything nice and in the pocket. A highlight from the Pullen-Adams catalog and one of the most impressive of contemporary live jazz dates".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "The working band in excelsis, rounding off a half-decade of activity with a couple of heated – sometimes overheated – sets. Perhaps oddly, given the chemistry, this is a band that always sounded better in the studio".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "Saturday Night in the Cosmos" – 11:25
2. "City Gates" (George Adams) – 17:40
3. "The Great Escape" – 11:15
4. "Big Alice" – 17:44

• Recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City on August 19, 1983.

Personnel

• Don Pullen – piano
• George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute
• Cameron Brown – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.donpullen.de/disco/index.htm Don Pullen discography
2. Cook, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 18, 2011.
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 8th. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-141-02327-4. 8.