Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2
Live album by George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet
Released	1983
Recorded	August 19, 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:04
Label	Soul Note
Don Pullen chronology
Live at the Village Vanguard (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (1983) Evidence of Things Unseen (1983)
George Adams chronology
Live at the Village Vanguard (1983) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (1983) Decisions (1983)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Everyone contributes fine solo work, while also keeping everything nice and in the pocket. A highlight from the Pullen-Adams catalog and one of the most impressive of contemporary live jazz dates".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "The working band in exelsis, rounding off a half-decade of activity with a couple of heated – sometimes overheated – sets. Perhaps oddly, given the chemistry, this is a band that always sounded better in the studio".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated

1. "Saturday Night in the Cosmos" – 11:25
2. "City Gates" (George Adams) – 17:40
3. "The Great Escape" – 11:15
4. "Big Alice" – 17:44

• Recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City on August 19, 1983.

Personnel

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

References