Nightingale (George Adams album)

Nightingale
Studio album by George Adams
Released	1989
Recorded	August 19 & 20, 1988
Studio	A & R Recording, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:43
Label	Blue Note B1-91984
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama, Hitoshi Namekata
George Adams chronology
In Touch (1988) Nightingale (1989) America (1990)

Nightingale is an album by saxophonist George Adams which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Blue Note label the following year.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This is an odd session that should [have] been much more successful. ... Adams puts plenty of feeling into the melodies, but some really cannot be saved".[4]

Track listing

1. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 7:18
2. "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas, George David Weiss) – 5:27
3. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:35
4. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz) – 9:58
5. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 5:57
6. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" (Thomas A. Dorsey) – 3:42
7. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 7:42
8. "Going Home" (Antonín Dvořák) – 5:04

Personnel

• George Adams – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Sirone – bass
• Victor Lewis – drums

References

1. Jazzdisco: George Adams catalog accessed June 27, 2018
2. Jazzlists: George Adams discography accessed June 27, 2018
3. The George Adams Homepage: Discography accessed June 27, 2018
4. Yanow, Scott. George Adams: Nightingale – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.