Melodic Excursions

Melodic Excursions
Melodic Excursions
Studio album by George Adams & Don Pullen
Released	1982
Recorded	June 6 & 9, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:37
Label	Timeless
Don Pullen chronology
George Adams chronology

Melodic Excursions is an album by American jazz saxophonist George Adams and pianist Don Pullen Quartet, recorded in 1982 for the Dutch Timeless label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "Both Pullen and Adams fans should be satisfied with this effort, as each performer shines. While the recording may sometimes lack the seriousness that some might prefer from these giants of the genre, it's clearly one of their best group efforts".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

"The Calling" – 6:36
"God Has Smiled on Me" (Traditional) – 3:23
"Kahji" – 6:00
"Playground Uptown and Downtown" (George Adams) – 4:50
"Decisions" – 6:50
"Reflexions Inward" (George Adams) – 4:24
"Resolutions of Conflicts" (George Adams) – 6:32

Recorded at Soundtek Studios in New York City on June 6 & 9, 1982

Personnel

Don Pullen – piano
George Adams – tenor saxophone

References

^ Don Pullen discography accessed May 17, 2011
^ ^a ^b Loewy, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 17, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Don_Pullen_discography-1] Don Pullen discography accessed May 17, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Loewy, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 17, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e George Adams
Years listed reflect recording dates not release dates
Albums as leader or co-leader	Paradise Space Shuttle (1979) Sound Suggestions (1979) Hand to Hand (with Dannie Richmond, 1980) Melodic Excursions (1982) Gentleman's Agreement (with Dannie Richmond,1983) More Sightings (with Hannibal, 1984) Nightingale (1988) America (1989) Old Feeling (1991)
Albums with George Adams- Don Pullen Quartet	All That Funk (1979) More Funk (1979) Don't Lose Control (1979) Earth Beams (1980) Life Line (1981) City Gates (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (1983) Decisions (1984) Live at Montmartre (1985) Breakthrough (1986) Song Everlasting (1987)
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v t e Don Pullen
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	The Complete Yale Concert, 1966 (with Milford Graves, 1966) Montreux Concert (1977) All That Funk (with George Adams, 1979) More Funk (with George Adams, 1979) Don't Lose Control (with George Adams, 1979) Live at the Village Vanguard (with George Adams, 1983) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (with George Adams, 1983) Live at Montmartre (with George Adams, 1985) Live...Again: Live at Montreux (1993)
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