Nick Stephens' Septet Live at The Plough 2CDs, by Biscoe, Underwood, Corbett, Whitehead

Nick Stephens' Septet Live at The Plough 2CDs

by Biscoe, Underwood, Corbett, Whitehead

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Label Spotlight - Loose Torque is the audio equivalent of a small press publisher that concentrates on aesthetics - The New York City Jazz Record 2011
Bassist Stephens' imprint publishes some of the finest jazz-tinged improvisation around - Touching Extremes.
The discs are very well done, as is their packaging - Stuart Broomer, Point of Departure.

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1.	Just One Ornetto (a) 21:49
2.	Do Do That Dudu That You Do (a) 18:06
3.	Fayzed (a) 12:45
4.	No Me Degas Nada (a) 09:04
5.	West 11 (b) 15:41
6.	One for Ron (c) dedicated to Ron Herman segue Cunning Mingus (b) 28:35
7.	In Off (d) 08:33	info

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First released as a double CD in 2005. loosetorque.com/septet.html

'The strength of the performance comes from this Anglo-African admixture, with the band voicing and sudden tempo changes.Throughout the eight tracks the septet delivers the type of closely arranged bravura performance that's polyphonically sophisticated yet rhythmically open. Who knows, with a few of the tunes replete with insistent stay-in-your-memory hooks, the audience at The Plough may have been moved enough to execute the odd dance step to the foot- tapping rhythm.....through the musicians' unshowy use of extended techniques , the 2 CD set also points out the links between improv and so-called more popular forms such as funk and kwela' - Ken Waxman, Jazz Weekly

Davison, Stephens and Ventura staff a hell of an engine room and the pace is pretty furious...Bicoe is biting, Underwood churning while Corbett's flutter contrasts well with Ventura's cranky scrabbling guitar - Jason Bivens Signal to Noise.

It's a hard-hitting two-CD gala that rises above the norm. Vastly entertaining and irrefutably energetic, this is one of those blasts from the past that transcends the norm - Glenn Astarita All About Jazz

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released June 1, 2005

(a) Recorded 22 September 1990
Chris Biscoe - alto
Jerry Underwood - tenor
Jon Corbett - trumpet
Annie Whitehead - trombone
Mano Ventura - guitar
Nick Stephens - double bass
Brian (Blinky) Davison - drums

(b) Recorded 21 October 1989
Personnel as (a) except:
Alf Waite - trombone
Mark Sanders - drums

(c) Recorded 13 October 1990
Personnel as (a)

(d) Recorded 11 August 1990
Personnel as (a) except:
Paul Mason - alto

All compositions Nick Stephens (British Arts Council Bursary)
Recorded live at The Plough, Stockwell, London.
Digital mastering from original cassette recording by Nick Stephens.
Monotype artwork 'Constellation' Fay Stephens.

Dedicated to the memories of Jerry Underwood, Brian Davison and Alf Waite.

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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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