Old Feeling is an album by the American musician George Adams.[1][2] It was released by Somethin' Else and Blue Note Records.[3][4] Adams played the tenor sax; he also sang on some tracks.[2][5]
| Old Feeling | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Somethin' Else/Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
| George Adams chronology | ||||
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Production
editThe album was produced by Kazunori Sugiyama.[6] It contains versions of Charles Mingus's "Better Git Hit in Yo' Soul" and Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are".[7] Jean-Paul Bourelly played guitar on Old Feeling; Hannibal Marvin Peterson played trumpet.[8][9]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The Buffalo News |  [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [11] |
| MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [12] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "a rollicking, raucous spirit energizes this recording."[13] The Toronto Star deemed the album "a rough-and-tumble vintage blast."[7] The Lawrence Journal-World admired the opening track, writing that "Adams wails with a manic spark oscillating somewhere between James Brown r&b and the 'free thing' explosiveness of the 1960s black, avant garde."[3]
The Indianapolis Star stated: "A lapse of intensity comes with the finale, Billy Joel's 'Just the Way You Are', which reverses another cliche—that good jazzmen always redeem cheap tunes."[11] The Buffalo News called Old Feeling "one of the great jazz albums of the year," and praised Adams's "marvelously outsized, earthy gestures."[8] USA Today labeled the band "wild, woolly, roaring, precise, funny, sometimes quite tender and always on fire, no matter the tempo."[14]
AllMusic noted that, "unlike some other avant-gardists who seem to lose their personality and purpose when they play standard material, Adams turns even overplayed songs into his own inventive devices."[10] MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide considered the album "delightfully strange but potent."[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Better Git Hit in Yo' Soul" | |
| 2. | "That Old Feeling" | |
| 3. | "The Wanderer" | |
| 4. | "As Time Goes By" | |
| 5. | "Melody for Monet" | |
| 6. | "The Cry" | |
| 7. | "Teamwork" | |
| 8. | "Just the Way You Are" |
References
edit- ^ Levin, Eric (May 25, 1992). "Picks & Pans — Old Feeling by George Adams". People. Vol. 37, no. 20. p. 25.
- ^ a b Kanzler, George (July 19, 1992). "Proof That the Tenor Sax Is Still a King". News. The Star-Ledger.
- ^ a b Berg, Chuck (May 31, 1992). "George Adams: Old Feeling". Lawrence Journal-World.
- ^ Provizer, Norman (April 16, 1992). "These Young Cubs Capable of a Big Bite". Entertainment. Rocky Mountain News. p. 72.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 47.
- ^ Brinsfield, James (August 2, 1992). "New assaults on the boundaries of jazz". The Kansas City Star. p. L3.
- ^ a b Chapman, Geoff (12 Sep 1992). "George Adams's blast has a good old feeling". Toronto Star. p. K9.
- ^ a b c Simon, Jeff (May 8, 1992). "As it is, you can find, among tenor players, more than enough...". The Buffalo News. p. G32.
- ^ Smith, Will (May 10, 1992). "Three recent Blue Note releases include...". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 7.
- ^ a b "George Adams Old Feeling". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Harvey, Jay (12 Oct 1992). "Old Feeling George Adams". The Indianapolis Star. p. D5.
- ^ a b MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 6.
- ^ Fuller, Jack (26 July 1992). "Old Feeling". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 2.
- ^ Dulzo, Jim (November 6, 1992). "Music Reviews". USA Today.