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Quartet, recorded in 1981 for the Dutch Timeless label.Don Pullen discography
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Reception

The

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review by Steve Loewy stated: "There is some sensational music throughout, but the listener is left with a sense that this is not all that it could have been... While not the best effort by the quartet, it is one with plenty of rewarding moments".Loewy, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated'' # "The Great Escape or Run John Henry Run" – 4:42 # "Seriously Speaking" (George Adams) – 8:02 # "Soft Seas" (Dannie Richmond) – 7:20 # "Nature's Children" (Adams) – 9:48 # "Protection" (Adams) – 1:35 # "Newcomer; Seven Years Later" – 9:34 *Recorded at Fendal Sound Recording Studio in Loenen Aan de Vecht, Holland on April 5 & 6, 1981

Personnel

– piano * George Adams –

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, flute, vocals * Cameron Brown –

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– drums

References

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