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George Adams

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American jazz musician (1940-1992)

Person · Open Library

Works
70

Top works

  • Wicked Hong Kong stories
  • Leitsätze - Leading Thoughts
  • A guide book to Boston and vicinity
  • The great Hong Kong sex novel
  • "Siouska," and other poems

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1959-11-05
2008 universal fire victimaorcanadianclassic rockhard rockheartland rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,885
Total plays
29,688

Tags

jazzsaxophoneECMcontemporary jazzmysterious

(29 April 1940 Covington, Georgia - 14 November 1992 New York City, New York) was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He was also known for his idiosyncratic singing. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond. George Adams's musical style was rooted in the blues and in American (especially Black) popular musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Rufus
Family name
Adams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Covington
Place of death
New York City
Genre
opera
Instrument
tenor saxophone
Record label
Enja Records
Image
George Adams (Sax).jpg
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date of death
1992-11-14
date of birth
1940-04-29
Commons category
George Adams (musician)
start of work period
1960-00-00
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to George Adams, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana