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City Gates
Studio album by George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet
Released	1983
Recorded	March 27 & 28, 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:02
Label	Timeless
Don Pullen chronology
Melodic Excursions (1982) City Gates (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard (1983)
George Adams chronology
Gentlemen's Agreement (1983) City Gates (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard (1983)

City Gates is an album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 for the Dutch Timeless label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "By 1983, the quartet was at a musical peak, and this may be their best recording. Everything gels: The choice of tunes, the solos, and the arrangements all come together to produce one of the leading post-bop albums of the 1980s".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "Mingus Metamorphosis" (George Adams) 13:20
2. "Samba For Now" – 8:31
3. "Thank You Very Much Mr. Monk" – 7:57
4. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional, arranged Adams, Pullen) – 5:18
5. "City Gates" (Adams) – 7:56

• Recorded in Munster, Holland on March 27 & 28, 1983

Personnel

• Don Pullen – piano
• George Adams – tenor saxophone, flute
• Cameron Brown – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums

References

1. Don Pullen discography accessed May 18, 2011
2. ^ Loewy, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 18, 2011

• Timeless Records albums
• Don Pullen albums
• George Adams (musician) albums
• 1983 albums