Bare Essentials 1972-3

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2-disc set.

 

JOHN STEVENS (percussion & cornet) and TREVOR WATTS (soprano sax). Duo recordings selected from the Trevor Watts cassette archive that have cleaned up very nicely. The music is very conversational, and ranges from free jazz ferocity to quiet stillness. Until this release, there were no published SME recordings from between mid 1971 and late 1973, and none of Stevens playing cornet before late 1973 - so a considerable gap has been breeched by some vital playing, mostly at London's Little Theatre Club. All previously unissued. 150 minutes.

A1 - IN THE MIDLANDS - 5:51

A2 - IN THE MIDDLE - 19:59

A3 - THREE EXTRACTS - 16:56

A4 - FOR PHIL - 32:25

B1 - NEWCASTLE 72A - 15:51
B2 - NEWCASTLE 72B - 7:59

B3 - OPEN FLOWER 1 - 2:20
B4 - OPEN FLOWER 2 - 3:36
B5 - OPEN FLOWER 3 - 7:02
B6 - OPEN FLOWER 4 - 2:34
B7 - OPEN FLOWER 5 - 1:02
B8 - OPEN FLOWER 6 - 2:49
B9 - OPEN FLOWER 7 - 8:25

B10 - OPENING THE SET - 4:27

B11 - BEYOND LIMITATION - 8:15

B12 - LOWERING THE CASE - 9:27