Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great variety of his body of work makes it difficult to pigeonhole his musical style.
Biography
Early life
Pullen was born on December 25, 1941, and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. Growing up in a musical family, he learned the piano at an early age. He played with the choir in his local church and was heavily influenced by his cousin, Clyde "Fats" Wright, who was a professional jazz pianist. He took some lessons in classical piano and knew little of jazz. At this time, he was mainly aware of church music and the blues.
Pullen left Roanoke for Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina to study for a medical career but soon he realized that his true vocation was music. After playing with local musicians and being exposed for the first time to albums of the major jazz musicians and composers he abandoned his medical studies. He set out to make a career in music, desirous of playing like Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy.
The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "There are some tasty extended solos by all the players, and the choice of tunes is impressive, even if sometimes they sound like simple heads... When the Quartet was at its best, as it sometimes is here, it was simply unbeatable".
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Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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Decisions
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Melodic Excursions
℗ 1989 Timeless Records
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George Adams- Don Pullen duo
1. God Has Smiled on Me 0:00
2. Kahji 3:26
3. Playground Uptown And Downtown 9:29
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 14:20
5. His Eye Is on The Sparrow 19:42
Melodic Excursions (Timeless SJP 166) (1982)
City Gates (Timeless SJP 181) (1983)
Decisions (Timeless SJP 205) (1984)
George Adams (ts,fl) (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992),
Don Pullen (p) (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995)
6. Send in the Clowns 24:11
Paradise Space Shuttle (Timeless SJP 127) (1979)
George Adams (ts), Ron Burton (p), Don Pate (b), Al Foster (ds), Azzedin Weston (perc)
published: 28 May 2022
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos (1983)
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos
George Adams - tenor sax, vocals
Don Pullen - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Danny Richmond - drums
The Village Vanguard, New York, NY
1983-08-20
Full Show : https://youtu.be/9nfV8Xk2OxA
https://youtu.be/YC491UM3kvs
published: 15 Dec 2021
George Adams / Don Pullen Quartet - Dionysus (1980)
A3 off the "Earth Beams" LP
on Timeless - SJP 147
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums, Composed by – Dannie Richmond
Piano, Producer – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Producer – George Adams
published: 12 Jan 2022
GEORGE ADAMS / DON PULLEN Quartet - Message Urgent
From the album 'Decisions' (Timeless SJP 205).
George Adams, tenor sax
Don Pullen, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums
Recorded @ Studio 44, Monster, South Holland in February, 1984
published: 27 May 2013
Triple over Time
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Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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City Gates
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City Gates
℗ 2003 Timeless Records
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Message Urgent
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Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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The Necessary Blues
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Live At The Village Vanguard
℗ Kepach Music S.r.l.
Released on: 1985-12-31
Associated Performer: George Adams-don Pullen Quartet
Associated Performer: Cameron Brown
Associated Performer: Dannie Richmond
Associated Performer: Don Pullen
Associated Performer: George Adams
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Music Publisher: Andredon Music Co.
Composer: Don Pullen
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℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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Melodic Excursions
℗ 1989 Timeless Records
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Melodic Excursions
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1. God Has Smiled on Me 0:00
2. Kahji 3:26
3. Playground Uptown And Downtown 9:29
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 14:20
5. His Eye Is on The Sparrow ...
1. God Has Smiled on Me 0:00
2. Kahji 3:26
3. Playground Uptown And Downtown 9:29
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 14:20
5. His Eye Is on The Sparrow 19:42
Melodic Excursions (Timeless SJP 166) (1982)
City Gates (Timeless SJP 181) (1983)
Decisions (Timeless SJP 205) (1984)
George Adams (ts,fl) (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992),
Don Pullen (p) (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995)
6. Send in the Clowns 24:11
Paradise Space Shuttle (Timeless SJP 127) (1979)
George Adams (ts), Ron Burton (p), Don Pate (b), Al Foster (ds), Azzedin Weston (perc)
1. God Has Smiled on Me 0:00
2. Kahji 3:26
3. Playground Uptown And Downtown 9:29
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 14:20
5. His Eye Is on The Sparrow 19:42
Melodic Excursions (Timeless SJP 166) (1982)
City Gates (Timeless SJP 181) (1983)
Decisions (Timeless SJP 205) (1984)
George Adams (ts,fl) (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992),
Don Pullen (p) (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995)
6. Send in the Clowns 24:11
Paradise Space Shuttle (Timeless SJP 127) (1979)
George Adams (ts), Ron Burton (p), Don Pate (b), Al Foster (ds), Azzedin Weston (perc)
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos
George Adams - tenor sax, vocals
Don Pullen - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Danny Richmond - dr...
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos
George Adams - tenor sax, vocals
Don Pullen - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Danny Richmond - drums
The Village Vanguard, New York, NY
1983-08-20
Full Show : https://youtu.be/9nfV8Xk2OxA
https://youtu.be/YC491UM3kvs
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos
George Adams - tenor sax, vocals
Don Pullen - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Danny Richmond - drums
The Village Vanguard, New York, NY
1983-08-20
Full Show : https://youtu.be/9nfV8Xk2OxA
https://youtu.be/YC491UM3kvs
A3 off the "Earth Beams" LP
on Timeless - SJP 147
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums, Composed by – Dannie Richmond
Piano, Producer – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, F...
A3 off the "Earth Beams" LP
on Timeless - SJP 147
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums, Composed by – Dannie Richmond
Piano, Producer – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Producer – George Adams
A3 off the "Earth Beams" LP
on Timeless - SJP 147
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums, Composed by – Dannie Richmond
Piano, Producer – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Producer – George Adams
From the album 'Decisions' (Timeless SJP 205).
George Adams, tenor sax
Don Pullen, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums
Recorded @ Studio 44, Mon...
From the album 'Decisions' (Timeless SJP 205).
George Adams, tenor sax
Don Pullen, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums
Recorded @ Studio 44, Monster, South Holland in February, 1984
From the album 'Decisions' (Timeless SJP 205).
George Adams, tenor sax
Don Pullen, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums
Recorded @ Studio 44, Monster, South Holland in February, 1984
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℗ 1990 Timeless Records
Re...
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Decisions
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City Gates
℗ 2003 Timeless Records
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City Gates
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℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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Live At The Village Vanguard
℗ Kepach Music S.r.l.
Released on: 1985-12...
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Live At The Village Vanguard
℗ Kepach Music S.r.l.
Released on: 1985-12-31
Associated Performer: George Adams-don Pullen Quartet
Associated Performer: Cameron Brown
Associated Performer: Dannie Richmond
Associated Performer: Don Pullen
Associated Performer: George Adams
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Music Publisher: Andredon Music Co.
Composer: Don Pullen
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The Necessary Blues · George Adams Don Pullen Quartet
Live At The Village Vanguard
℗ Kepach Music S.r.l.
Released on: 1985-12-31
Associated Performer: George Adams-don Pullen Quartet
Associated Performer: Cameron Brown
Associated Performer: Dannie Richmond
Associated Performer: Don Pullen
Associated Performer: George Adams
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Music Publisher: Andredon Music Co.
Composer: Don Pullen
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Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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Melodic Excursions
℗ 1989 Timeless Records
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1. God Has Smiled on Me 0:00
2. Kahji 3:26
3. Playground Uptown And Downtown 9:29
4. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen 14:20
5. His Eye Is on The Sparrow 19:42
Melodic Excursions (Timeless SJP 166) (1982)
City Gates (Timeless SJP 181) (1983)
Decisions (Timeless SJP 205) (1984)
George Adams (ts,fl) (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992),
Don Pullen (p) (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995)
6. Send in the Clowns 24:11
Paradise Space Shuttle (Timeless SJP 127) (1979)
George Adams (ts), Ron Burton (p), Don Pate (b), Al Foster (ds), Azzedin Weston (perc)
George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet - Saturday Night in The Cosmos
George Adams - tenor sax, vocals
Don Pullen - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Danny Richmond - drums
The Village Vanguard, New York, NY
1983-08-20
Full Show : https://youtu.be/9nfV8Xk2OxA
https://youtu.be/YC491UM3kvs
A3 off the "Earth Beams" LP
on Timeless - SJP 147
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums, Composed by – Dannie Richmond
Piano, Producer – Don Pullen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Producer – George Adams
From the album 'Decisions' (Timeless SJP 205).
George Adams, tenor sax
Don Pullen, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums
Recorded @ Studio 44, Monster, South Holland in February, 1984
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Triple over Time · Don Pullen Quartet · George Adams · copyright control
Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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City Gates
℗ 2003 Timeless Records
Released on: 2008-09-22
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Message Urgent · Don Pullen Quartet · George Adams · copyright control
Decisions
℗ 1990 Timeless Records
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The Necessary Blues · George Adams Don Pullen Quartet
Live At The Village Vanguard
℗ Kepach Music S.r.l.
Released on: 1985-12-31
Associated Performer: George Adams-don Pullen Quartet
Associated Performer: Cameron Brown
Associated Performer: Dannie Richmond
Associated Performer: Don Pullen
Associated Performer: George Adams
Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini
Music Publisher: Andredon Music Co.
Composer: Don Pullen
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Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great variety of his body of work makes it difficult to pigeonhole his musical style.
Biography
Early life
Pullen was born on December 25, 1941, and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. Growing up in a musical family, he learned the piano at an early age. He played with the choir in his local church and was heavily influenced by his cousin, Clyde "Fats" Wright, who was a professional jazz pianist. He took some lessons in classical piano and knew little of jazz. At this time, he was mainly aware of church music and the blues.
Pullen left Roanoke for Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina to study for a medical career but soon he realized that his true vocation was music. After playing with local musicians and being exposed for the first time to albums of the major jazz musicians and composers he abandoned his medical studies. He set out to make a career in music, desirous of playing like Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy.