Gentleman's Agreement (album) explained

Gentleman's Agreement
Type:	Album
Artist:	George Adams & Dannie Richmond
Cover:	Gentleman's Agreement (album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	January 11 & 12, 1983
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:46
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	George Adams
Prev Title:	Melodic Excursions
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	City Gates
Next Year:	1983

Gentleman's Agreement is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams and drummer Dannie Richmond, recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states "Sizzling cuts, with old pros Jimmy Knepper on trombone and Hugh Lawson on piano taking care of business".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "An interesting reunion of the Adams-Richmond unit which suggests that both men might have been looking for a much broader tonal and timbral range... not to be overlooked".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hugh Lawson except as indicated

1. "More Sightings" (George Adams) - 5:10
2. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) - 4:50
3. "Symphony for Five" (Dannie Richmond) - 11:30
4. "Prayer for a Jitterbug" - 8:20
5. "Dream of the Rising Sun" - 6:20
6. "Rip Off" - 7:36

• Recorded at the Vanguard Studios in New York City on January 11 & 12, 1983

Personnel

• George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Mike Richmond – bass

Notes and References

1. http://go54321.tripod.com/ga/session.html George Adams discography
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-141-02327-4. 8. registration.