George Adams
A master of the tenor saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet, jazz musician George
Adams collaborated with Charles Mingus, Sam Cooke, Art Blakey, and Don Pullen
throughout his 30-year career. Born in the Atlanta suburb of Covington, Georgia,
on April 29, 1940, he toured with Sam Cooke in 1961 — the same year Cooke
released the pop classic "Cupid" — and moved to New York City in 1968. There, he
performed with Charles Mingus from 1973 to 1978, while also collaborating with
artists like Gil Evans and pianist McCoy Tyner. Formed in 1979, the George
Adams-Don Pullen Quartet became one of...
