''Tribute to George Adams'' is an album by New York Unit, consisting of pianist
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
, drummer
Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...
, bassists
Santi Debriano
Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in Panama) is a jazz bassist.
Debriano was raised in Brooklyn, having moved there with his family at age four. He studied composition at Union College in New York, then attended the New England Conservatory of Mus ...
or Richard Davis, and a variety of tenor saxophonists, including George Adams himself. It was recorded in 1991 and 1992.
Recording and music
"Georgia on My Mind" was recorded at Music Inn in Tokyo on December 16, 1991; the musicians were George Adams (tenor sax),
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...
(drums)."New York Unit Discography" jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 16, 2017.New York Unit ''Tribute to George Adams'' (CD liner notes). Paddle Wheel Records. KICJ 156. The next session was at Sear Sound, New York City, on June 15, 1992, with
Dan Faulk Dan Faulk (born 1969) is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator.
Biography
Faulk was born in 1969. In 1992, he recorded ''Focusing In'' for Criss Cross Jazz. The final session was also at Sear Sound, on November 17, 1992, with
Javon Jackson
Javon Anthony Jackson (born June 16, 1965) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator. He first became known as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990. and went on to release 22 recor ...
(tenor sax), Hicks, Santi Debriano (bass), and Nakamura.
Release
''Tribute to George Adams'' was released by
Paddle Wheel Records
, commonly known as King Records, is a Japanese record company founded in January 1931 as a division of the Japanese publisher Kodansha. It initially began operating as an independent entity in the 1950s. It later became part of the Otowa Group ...
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Track listing
#"Exodus"
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
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Setting
Berkeley Square is a large leafy square in Mayfair, a part ...
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Fly Me to the Moon
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#"Moritat"
#" Straight, No Chaser"
#"Moment's Notice"
#"Gospel Blues"
#"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
#"Mr P. C."
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Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U. ...
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Personnel
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Javon Jackson
Javon Anthony Jackson (born June 16, 1965) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator. He first became known as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990. and went on to release 22 recor ...
– tenor sax (tracks 1, 2, 4–7)
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Dan Faulk Dan Faulk (born 1969) is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator.
Biography
Faulk was born in 1969. In 1992, he recorded ''Focusing In'' for Criss Cross Jazz.George Adams – tenor sax (track 10)
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John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
– piano
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Santi Debriano
Santi Wilson Debriano (born 1955 in Panama) is a jazz bassist.
Debriano was raised in Brooklyn, having moved there with his family at age four. He studied composition at Union College in New York, then attended the New England Conservatory of Mus ...
– bass (tracks 1–7)
* Richard Davis – bass (tracks 8–10)
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Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...