Breakthrough (George Adams and Don Pullen album) explained

Breakthrough
Type:	Album
Artist:	Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet
Border:	yes
Released:	1986
Recorded:	April 30, 1986
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:19
Label:	Blue Note
Chronology:	Don Pullen
Prev Title:	The Sixth Sense
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Song Everlasting
Next Year:	1987

Breakthrough is an album by the Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet recorded in 1986 for the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Throughout the record, the band's creativity burns at white heat, making this disc a good first choice for newcomers to Pullen".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "Mr. Smoothie" (George Adams) - 6:07
2. "Just Foolin' Around" - 6:20
3. "Song From the Old Country" - 8:13
4. "We've Been Here All the Time" - 9:09
5. "A Time for Sobriety" (Adams) - 9:43
6. "The Necessary Blues (or: Thank You Very Much Mr Monk)" - 13:35 Bonus track on CD only

• • Recorded at RCA Studio A in New York City on April 30, 1986

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.donpullen.de/disco/index.htm Don Pullen discography
2. Ginell, R. S. AllMusic Review accessed May 18, 2011