Gentleman's Agreement (album)

Gentleman's Agreement
Studio album by George Adams & Dannie Richmond
Released	1983
Recorded	January 11 & 12, 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:46
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
George Adams chronology
Melodic Excursions (1982) Gentleman's Agreement (1983) City Gates (1983)
Dannie Richmond chronology
The Last Mingus Band A.D. (1980) Gentleman's Agreement (1983) Dionysius (1983)

Gentleman's Agreement is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams and drummer Dannie Richmond recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Sizzling cuts, with old pros Jimmy Knepper on trombone and Hugh Lawson on piano taking care of business".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "An interesting reunion of the Adams-Richmond unit which suggests that both men might have been looking for a much broader tonal and timbral range... not to be overlooked".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hugh Lawson except as indicated

1. "More Sightings" (George Adams) - 5:10
2. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) - 4:50
3. "Symphony for Five" (Dannie Richmond) - 11:30
4. "Prayer for a Jitterbug" - 8:20
5. "Dream of the Rising Sun" - 6:20
6. "Rip Off" - 7:36

• Recorded at the Vanguard Studios in New York City on January 11 & 12, 1983

Personnel

• George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Mike Richmond – bass

References

1. George Adams discography accessed June 13, 2011
2. Wynn, R. 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. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.