Nightingale (George Adams album)

Nightingale is an album by saxophonist George Adams which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Blue Note label the following year.^[1][2][3]

Nightingale
Studio album by George Adams
Released	1989
Recorded	August 19 & 20, 1988
Studio	A & R Recording, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:43
Label	Blue Note B1-91984
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama, Hitoshi Namekata
George Adams chronology
In Touch (1988) Nightingale (1989) America (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This is an odd session that should [have] been much more successful. ... Adams puts plenty of feeling into the melodies, but some really cannot be saved".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 7:18
2. "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas, George David Weiss) – 5:27
3. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 4:35
4. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Manning Sherwin, Eric Maschwitz) – 9:58
5. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 5:57
6. "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" (Thomas A. Dorsey) – 3:42
7. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 7:42
8. "Going Home" (Antonín Dvořák) – 5:04

Personnel

• George Adams – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Hugh Lawson – piano
• Sirone – bass
• Victor Lewis – drums