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1.
Loose Talk 09:47
2.
Why So Blue? 05:00
3.
Don't Answer It! 04:19
4.
(a) You Three Are A Right Pair (b) If Ever There Was One. 08:23
5.
Sunday Meeting 08:03
6.
That Reminds Me 04:26
7.
In Vino Veritas 07:12
8.
Smoking Room 03:56
9.
Happiness Is A Warm Zippo 09:12

about

Eartrip Magazine - September 2008
For an improv disc, this is quite a light-hearted affair, but that's not to suggest that the Stephens' and Corbett' s approach is in any way overly comfortable or slapdash - just nicely relaxed in feel. Both musicians are full of quick reflexes, melodic inventiveness, and a sharp control of musical movement, and this ensures that things are always interesting, as well as allowing for occasional serendipitous moments which, almost by accident, capture something perfectly - a quick half-glimpsed image for the ear, and then it's gone.
In essence, 'Don't Answer It' is a series of musical conversations, the players constantly complimenting and complementing one another, as on 'Loose Talk', where Corbett dashes off a quick dash for the upper register before landing back down with a huffy growl, while Stephens bows his bass inquisitively, then introduces a bluesy walking phrase over which some more leisurely, melodic trumpet lines can unfold. Of course, within a matter of seconds, they're off on another tack, though the transitions are seamless. It all unfolds with delicious logic, though with a slightly manic side which raises more smiles than it does frowns. Sensibly audacious is how I might put it best -
The album gets its title, by the way, from a moment when a distant phone rings, Stephens carrying on unperturbed as he barks out "Don't answer it!" I it just about sums up the spirit of these sixty-one minutes of joyous invention - concentrated on the controlled present moment but allowing for the unexpected future flash of inspiration - David Grundy

The two musicians exploit all their instrumental skills, with all the different shadings and tones that they can create. "In Vino Veritas" gives a nice example of this, Corbett's double-toned trumpet-playing, half-muted and open, is echoed by Stephens' alternating plucking and bowing, and what you hear, surprisingly, comes close to the sound you expect to hear from a quartet - Steff, Free Jazz

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released January 1, 2007

Jon Corbett - trumpet
Nick Stephens - double bass

Recorded and produced by Nick Stephens, September 2006
Design and photography Fay Stephens

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British Bassist Nick Stephens created Loose Torque Records in 2005 to make available undocumented live recordings of improvised music and free jazz. The current catalogue of 30 CDs also features contemporary live and studio recordings.
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