Paradise Space Shuttle

1979 studio album by George Adams Quintet

Studio album by

George Adams Quintet

Released

1979

Recorded

December 21, 1979 at Sound Ideas Studio, New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:14

Label

Timeless
SJP 127

Producer

Wim Wigt

George Adams chronology

Don't Lose Control
(1979)

Paradise Space Shuttle
(1979)

Sound Suggestions
(1980)

Paradise Space Shuttle is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams, recorded in late 1979 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

The Hartford Courant praised Adams's "muscular but lithe attack."^[5] The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "Metamorphosis for Mingus" "is a highlight for its structure, its improvisational level and its derivations."^[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars, noting that "there's a sense of spontaneity that borders on informality, but Adams is excellent throughout".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by George Adams except as indicated

"Intentions" - 4:45
"Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) - 4:26
"Metamorphosis for Mingus" - 6:53
"Paradise Space Shuttle" - 4:10
"City of Peace" - 6:46
"Funk-a-Roonie Peacock" - 14:00

Personnel

George Adams – tenor saxophone
Ron Burton – piano
Don Pate – bass
Al Foster – drums
Azzedin Weston - percussion

References

^ George Adams discography accessed February 19, 2015
^ Timeless Records SJP series discography, accessed February 19, 2015
^ ^a ^b Loewy, S., AllMusic Review, accessed February 17, 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ McNally, Owen (27 Jan 1980). "Jazz". Hartford Courant. p. 4G.
^ Moody, Lois (15 Feb 1980). "Moody's Jazz". TGIF. Ottawa Citizen. p. 22.