Sound Suggestions

Sound Suggestions is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Sound Suggestions
Studio album by George Adams
Released	1979
Recorded	May 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:40
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
George Adams chronology
Paradise Space Shuttle (1979) Sound Suggestions (1979) Hand to Hand (1980)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The playing is advanced but not as fiery as most of Adams' later sets".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2½ stars, stating: "this was an uneasy collaboration, not really Adams's own session".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by George Adams except as indicated

1. "Baba" (Kenny Wheeler) - 13:00
2. "Imani's Dance" - 11:00
3. "Stay Informed" (Heinz Sauer) - 8:01
4. "Got Somethin' Good for You" - 5:42
5. "A Spire" (Wheeler) - 8:07

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany in May 1979

Personnel

• George Adams – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
• Heinz Sauer - tenor saxophone
• Richard Beirach – piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. ECM catalogue accessed February 7, 2018
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 7. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.