John Stevens discography part 5:
Appendices
APPENDIX I: Session work
Unlike some of StevensÕ
contemporaries, John seems to have had very little involvement in commercial
studio session recording, although he was occasionally approached with offers.
In the late sixties he did participate in some pop sessions at the invitation
of Tony Colton (later keyboardist with the group Heads, Hands and Feet) but
there is no evidence of any commercial issues from these dates. It was not
long, however, before he became disenchanted with such work and turned down an
invitation to play drums on a solo album by Pretty Things drummer Viv Prince,
saying, Òbut Viv Prince IS a drummer!Ó Baffled by such requests from the world
of pop, he was nevertheless open to all manor of collaborations with musicians
from the most diverse musical spheres if the possibilities stimulated or
intrigued him. The discography includes examples ranging from folk-pop
collaborations with Donovan and Ralph McTell, to private sessions with
ÒtraditionalÓ instrumentalists such as Mustapha Tetty Addey or S.E. Rogie, to
musicians better known for their work in the rock field, such as John Lennon,
Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, John Martyn and Phil Collins. John insisted that
these associations were not made for exclusively financial reasons and that he
could not have become involved if he had been uninspired by the musical
possibilities.
Consequently, the only published
recordings which might be regarded as Òsession workÓ to have come to light thus
far, are these early pop records which John was involved in shortly after
leaving the army. It is heavily ironic that the first of this groupÕs singles,
a ÒBritish invasionÓ cash-in entitled We Love You Beatles, was an American ÔTop 40Õ chart hit.
How John felt about this one occasion when he achieved what the record industry
would no doubt have regarded as his greatest ÒsuccessÓ, can only be inferred
from the fact that he conspicuously failed to mention it in interviews and
discussions of his musical past.
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The Carefrees Ð ÔWe Love You BeatlesÕ (single)
Lyn Cornell (voc?), Betty Prescott
(voc?), Barbara Kay (voc?), Don Ridell (key/voc?), Johnny Evans (b/voc?), John
Stevens (d/voc), [guitars?]. Rec. studio, London, ca. March 1964.
We love you Beatles (Strouse/Adams) Oriole
CB 1916 (7Ó single), London
International (USA) 45-INT 10614 (7Ó single)
Hot blooded lover (Thorpe) Ð Ð
An excerpt from ÔWe love you BeatlesÕ
was edited into the intro. of a cd compilation of Beatles covers and novelties
entitled ÔThe Exotic Beatles Ð Part 2Õ (Exotica PELE 7CD). The original US
single, which apparently came in a picture sleeve, is known among Beatles collectors as "the most successful
of all the Beatles novelties released in this country" (i.e. USA). It made
the US Billboard charts in April 1964 and reached no. 39, remaining on the
chart for five weeks. The single was also released in Denmark (Oriole 45-STU
42185) and probably other European territories.
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The Carefrees Ð ÔArenÕt You Glad
YouÕre You?Õ (single)
prob. same personnel/session(s) as
above or shortly after.
ArenÕt you glad youÕre you? Oriole
CB 1931 (7Ó single)
The paddy whack Ð
This second UK single was possibly taken from the US LP
(below).
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The Carefrees Ð ÔWe Love You AllÕ*
(lp)
same personnel/session(s) as above or
shortly after.
All my loving London
(USA) 3379 (lp)
We love you Beatles Ð
other unknown titles Ð
*Some discographic sources list the
title as ÔFrom England! - The CarefreesÕ. T. HounsomeÕs ÔNew Rock RecordÕ gives
cat. no. as London PS379 (prob. erroneous). This seems to have been a US only
release. The LP version of We love you Beatles is probably the same as the one on the 7" single
(CB 1916). All the titles on the LP were popular British songs of the era.
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Jack Bruce Ð ÔIÕm Getting Tired
(of Drinking and Gambling etcetera)Õ (7Ó single)
Jack Bruce (voc/elb/p), Don Rendell
(saxes), John Stevens (d). Rec. studio, London, circa November/December? 1965
(released Dec 1965).
IÕm getting tired (of drinking and gambling etcetera)
(Bruce) Polydor
BM 56 036 (7Ó single), Polydor 2482 274 (lp)*
RootinÕ tootinÕ (Bruce) Ð _
*various artists compilation entitled
ÒRare TracksÓ. John probably first encountered Jack Bruce in the mid-sixties,
when the latter was part of the Henry Lowther-led jazz outfit Group Sounds Four
and later the Mike Taylor Trio. They donÕt appear to have worked together again
until they met up in the Charlie Watts Orchestra in 1985 and then briefly
performed as part of an improvising trio with Dick Heckstall-Smith in the early
1990s.
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APPENDIX II: Memorial concerts and
musical tributes
Concert tributes:
Evan Parker & Louis Moholo Ð
duo at the 100 Club
Evan Parker (ss), Louis Moholo
(perc). Rec. P. Wilson, 100 Club, Oxford St., London, Thurs November 17th,
1994.
untitled imp. (dedicated to John Stevens)
This beautiful duo tribute was part
of the ÔSpirits RejoiceÕ concert in memory of the Blue Notes group. John had
originally been billed to perform at this concert.
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Community Music memorial concert/party & exhibition
of JohnÕs paintings
This memorial event took place at Community Music House,
London, on Friday December 2nd, 1994. It included various musical tributes but
is not known to have been recorded.
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John Stevens Memorial Concert Ð
ÔThe Blessing LightÕ
Aleks Kolkowski, Rebecca Whalley
(vln), Mandy Drummond (vla), Alison Tickell (clo), Evan Parker (ss), Paul
Dunmall (ts), Mike Pyne (p), Nick Stephens (b), Trevor Tomkins, Richie Stevens
(d/perc), Pepi Lemer, Francine Luce, Claire Martin, Porsche Nelson, Maggie
Nicols, Anita Wardell, Veryan Weston, Norma Winstone (voc), J.C.001 (rap). Rec.
live by the BBC at the Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London, January 1st,
1995; tr: BBC R3 ÔImpressionsÕ, April 15th, 1995.
suite: The blessing light (Stevens) Ð Now time (voc)
Ð DuduÕs gone
(voc + ts/p/b/d)
Ð The blessing
light (str/ss)
Ð You decide
(str + ss/perc)
Ð Passing by
(voc + b/d)
Ð Now time -
reprise (voc/ts/p/b/d)
Harry Beckett (tp), Paul Rutherford
(tb), Paul Dunmall, Evan Parker, Simon Picard (ts/ss), Phil Lee (elg), Mike
Pyne (p), Jeff Clyne, Ron Mathewson (b), Eddie PrŽvost, Trevor Tomkins (d).
suite: Blue (Stevens) Ð Time to go
Ð Gil and Evan
Ð Time and place
Ð Sixes and seven
The radio broadcast also included an
interview (recorded at a later date) by Brian Morton with Steve Beresford, John
Butcher and Maggie Nicols discussing the musical legacy of John Stevens.
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John Stevens Memorial
Concert/Benefit Ð ÔIn Relation to the CircumstanceÕ
Various groupings (incl. SME &
SMO) from the following collective personnel: Steve Beresford, Paul Burwell,
John Butcher, Stu Butterfield, Dave Cole, Nigel Coombes, Jon Corbett, Lol
Coxhill, Gary Crosby, Dave de Cobain, Alan Durrant, Jim Dvorak, Ted Emmett,
Frode Gjerstad, Barry Guy, Ken Hyder, Terje Isungset, Ed Jones, Tony Levin,
Tony Marsh, Ron Mathewson, Marcio Mattos, Neil Metcalfe, Robin Musgrove, Maggie
Nicols, Liam Noble, Steve Noble, Evan Parker, Simon Picard, Eddie PrŽvost, Mike
Pyne, Terri Quaye, Howard Riley, Paul Rutherford, John Russell, Mark Sanders,
Paul Shearsmith, Gary Smith, Roger Smith, Larry Stabbins, Nick Stephens,
Stepping Out (w Nick Connors), Roger Turner, Byron Wallen, Anita Wardell, Ray
Warleigh, Trevor Watts, Veryan
Weston, Alan Wilkinson, Norma Winstone. This 9-hour concert was
organised and recorded by the London Musicians Collective at Conway Hall,
January 14th, 1995
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Ealing Jazz Festival (1995)
A full day of the 1995 festival was
dedicated to the memory of John Stevens and included a set of his compositions
which was performed by the Ed Jones/Byron Wallen Quartet.
Not known to have been recorded.
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Ed Jones Quartet with Evan Parker Ð Tribute to John Stevens
Ed Jones (ts/ss), Evan Parker (ts),
Byron Wallen (tp), Gary Crosby (b), Mark Sanders (d) + guest Neil Metcalfe
(fl)*. Rec. by A. Simons at the Vortex, Stoke Newington, March 29th, 1997.
DuduÕs gone
(Stevens) 19Õ00
Do-be-up
(Stevens) 16Õ45
First sight
(Stevens) 25Õ20
If you knew
(Stevens) 21Õ30
Major O.P.
(Stevens)* 22Õ20
2 Free 1
(Stevens)* 30Õ30
DuduÕs gone
(Stevens) 21Õ00
NSA 1st gen. dub from DAT master: C229/232-233 (H7944-7945)
Musical tributes on record:
John Law Trio: John Law (p), Tim Wells (b), Paul
Clarvis (d/perc).
Sarabande
- in memoriam John Stevens FMR CD32-V0896 (ÒGiant Leaves; Autumn StepsÓ album)
John Law Quartet: John Law (p), Jon Lloyd (sax),
Tim Wells (b), Gerry Hemingway (d).
Sarabande
(part 5 of suite ÒAbacusÓ) hatOLOGY 567 1.5.2000 ("Abacus"
album)
Ernesto
Rodrigues (vln, vla, ss), Guilherme Rodrigues (clo), JosŽ Oliveira (perc, acg).
album
dedicated to John Stevens Creative Sources CS 001
("Multiples")
Asian Dub Foundation:
Tribute to John
Stevens (Das) FFRR 556006-2 (ÒRafiÕs
RevengeÓ album), FFRR FCD 326 (ÒFree Satpal RamÓ single)
Improvising String Trio: Simon H Fell (b),
Rhodri Davies (harp), Mark Wastell (cello).
Rimtico (Wastell) BruceÕs Fingers (ÒGhost NotesÓ album)
Frode
Gjerstad Trio: Frode Gjerstad (as/cl), ¯yvind Storesund (b), Paal Nilssen-Love (d).
For John Stevens Ð Parts 1-3 Cadence Jazz CJR 1126 (ÒThe Blessing Light: for
John StevensÓ album)
Annie
Whitehead: Annie Whitehead (tb), Ian Maidman (g/synth), Jasper VanÕt Hof
(keys), Dudley Phillips (bg), Liam Genockey (d).
Platform one (for John Stevens) EFZ 1019 (ÒNakedÓ CD)
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APPENDIX
III: Selected bibliographic & audio resources
This bibliographic listing includes
selected English language articles and audio resources but excludes record and
concert reviews, except those which are the basis for a wider discussion of the
work of Stevens or the SME, or which shed light on important issues. Selected
record review references are given in the Discography annotations for the
relevant releases and selected concert review s can be found in the occasional
boxed annotations titled ÒGigsÓ.
uncredited; ÒStevens: ring in the new
waveÓ; Melody Maker, 8th Jan 1966, p6
Stevens, John; interviewed by Alexis
Korner for BBC Radio Ð see Discography entry for late 1966
Welch, Chris; ÒStevens: a sadder but
wiser avant-gardistÓ; Melody Maker, 18th Feb 1967, p8
Schonfield, Victor; ÒCaught in the
act: Spontaneous Music EnsembleÓ (article on the Stevens/Parker duo); Down
Beat, 11th Jan 1968, p41
uncredited (poss. V. Schonfield);
untitled review of SMEÕs soundtrack for the film ÒWithdrawalÓ; FIBA Quarterly,
spring 1968
Schonfield, Victor; ÒRule
Britannia?Ó; Down Beat, vol. 35 no. 14 (1968), p24
Schonfield, Victor (author);
biography of Amalgam, read by (unnamed) BBC presenter at start of Amalgam
broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 6th Dec 1968.
Watts, Trevor; ÒA history of the SMEÓ
(unpublished account written circa 1968?)
Williams, Richard; ÒSME on recordÓ;
Melody Maker, 7th March 1970, p8
Williams, Richard; ÒJohn finds a
place for amateursÓ; Melody Maker, 16th May 1970, p8
Williams, Richard; ÒTotal honesty is
JohnÕs motivationÓ; Melody Maker, 27th March 1971, p12
Williams, Richard; ÒStevens: getting
in a jamÓ; Melody Maker, 22nd July 1972, p39
Stevens, John; (and Tubby Hayes)
interviewed by Ian Carr for BBC Radio Ð see Discography entry for 28th
Dec 1972
Harrison, Max; article discussing the
early SME records; Jazz & Blues 3/73, p8Ð9
Hyder, Ken; ÒStevens: searching for
space to playÓ; Melody Maker, 17th March 1973, p52
Davidson, Martin (author); letter on
the SME, responding to some earlier correspondence by Barry McRae; Jazz Journal
Int., Nov 1973, p16
Carr, Ian; ÒMusic Outside:
Contemporary Jazz in BritainÓ; chapter on the SME (London, 1973), p39-
Stevens, John; review of the album
ÔThe Phil Seamen StoryÕ (Decibel BSN 103); Into Jazz 2/74, p26
Hyder, Ken; ÒCommitmentÓ, article
(p29Ð31) looking at Stevens (a.o.) in context of the question "What is it
that makes certain musicians play on when everybody seems to be putting them
down?"; Into Jazz 2/74, p29-31
De Cobain, Dave; article on group
Entourage and Bethnal Green Workshop etc; Into Jazz 3/74, p3
Stevens, John; review of Albert Ayler
album ÔSpirits rejoiceÕ (ESP 1020); Into Jazz, 3/74, p17
Case, Brian; interview with Kent
Carter; Into Jazz 4/74, p15Ð16
(unidentified); short feature on the
Little Theatre club; Into Jazz 6/74, p2
Stevens, John; interview originally
published in Drums and Percussion ca. 1974; planned
to be reprinted in notes to CD ÔImprovising Percussionist; Collective SolosÕ
FMR CD81
Hyder, Ken; longer feature on the
Little Theatre club; Into Jazz 8/74, p6Ð7
Case, Brian; ÒDigestible wig bubbles
explainedÓ; New Musical Express, 23rd Aug 1975, p24
Duncan, Andy; ÒJohn StevensÓ (interview,
including JohnÕs account of his childhood years); Impetus #2 (June/July 1976)
& #3 (Aug/Sept 1976)
Lake, Steve; ÒStevens: up, up, and
AwayÓ; Melody Maker, 30th October 1976, p33
Stevens, John; interviewed for French
radio Ð see Discography entry for 21st May 1977
Paton, Maureen; ÒAway dayÓ (interview
with John Stevens); Melody Maker, 18th June 1977, p32
Hyder, Ken; ÒBest of British, no. 3:
John StevensÓ, Jazz Journal Int.; vol 31 no 4, April 1978, p35
Toop, David; ÒSME: dominance and
submission, faithful and foolishÓ (review of SME at the LMC, 1st
April 1978); Musics no. 17, May 1978, p19
Lee, David; ÒEuropean improvised
musicÓ; Coda, no. 162, Aug 1978, p30
Wilmer, Val; ÒFreedom sweetÓ; Melody
Maker; 10th February 1979, p32
Blake, D.; Ò4 to the barÓ; Melody
Maker, 24th March 1979, p52
Blake, D.; Ò4 to the barÓ; Melody
Maker, 23rd June 1979, p52
Ansell, Kenneth; ÒBeyond the
mainstream: closer to the music of Trevor WattsÓ (interview incl. discussion of
his work in the SME, Little Theatre Club etc.); Jazz Journal Int., July 1980,
p30
Shand, John; ÒJohn Stevens: free jazz
pioneerÓ; Jazz: the Australasian contemporary music magazine (Sydney), no. 11,
1982, p24
Turner, A; ÒJohn Stevens: spontaneous
musicÓ; The Wire, no. 1 (1982), p30; continued in no. 2 (1982), p30
Stevens, John; interviewed by Peter
Clayton for ÒSounds of jazzÓ radio programme Ð see Discography entry for 14th Feb 1982
Stevens, John; ÒSearch and reflectÓ
(a manual of StevensÕs workshop pieces for students written, edited and compiled
by John Stevens, Julia Doyle & Ollie Crook); Community Music (London), 1985
Ballamy, Iain; interviewed by Chris
Clark for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project,
13th Feb 1986 (incl. discussion of his work in John StevensÕ Freebop), NSA
playback tape B1759
Wheeler, Kenny; interviewed by Brian
Priestley for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain
project, 20th May 1986 (incl. discussion of his work with John
Stevens, SME etc.), NSA playback tapes T9657-9660
Bailey, Derek; interviewed by Brian
Priestley for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain
project, 15th July 1987 (incl. discussion of his work with Stevens, SME, Little
Theatre club etc.), NSA playback tapes T9639-T9641
Jost, Ekkehard; ÒEuropas jazz:
1960-1980Ó; Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1987, p52, 280
McRae, Barry; ÒSpontaneous Music
EnsembleÓ; in The Jazz Handbook, Harlow, Essex, 1987 p213-214
Parry, Roger; ÒSpontaneous Music
EnsembleÓ; Coda, no. 218 (Feb-Mar 1988), p22-24
Beresford, Steve; interviewed by
Chris Clark for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain
project, 18th Aug 1988 (incl. ref. to his association with John Stevens), NSA
playback tapes T9917-T9919Y
Mathewson, Ron; interviewed by Richard
Chapman for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain
project, 16th Nov 1988 (incl. discussion of his work with Stevens and the SME),
NSA playback tapes T9907-T9909Y
Pukwana, Dudu; spoken contributions
in ÒThe story of Black British jazz, Part 1: 1960s-1980sÓ; National Sound
Archive public panel discussion/interview series, London, 20th March
1988, NSA tape recording B9244
Whitehead, Annie; interviewed by Val
Wilmer for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project,
7th Feb 1990 (incl. discussion of her work with John StevensÕ
Folkus, Freebop and Fast Colour groups), NSA playback tapes T10004-10006Y
Nicols, Maggie; interviewed by Val
Wilmer for the National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project,
20th Sept 1990 (incl. discussion of her work with Stevens, SME, Little Theatre
club, etc.), NSA playback tapes H5932-H5933
Scott, Richard; ÒNoises: Free Music, Improvisation & the
Avant-Garde; London 1965 to 1990Ó (Ph.D thesis, includes a transcript of an
interview with John Stevens); London School of Economics, 1991; thesis no. 43-2565
Parker, Evan; interviewed by Brian Priestley for the
National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 3rd
Jan 1991 (incl. discussion of his work with John Stevens, SME, etc.), NSA
playback tapes T10360-T10362Y
Detail (incl. John Stevens); interviewed for Norwegian TV
documentary Ð see Discography entry for April 15th 1991
Rusch, Bob; ÒTrevor Watts interviewÓ (including discussion
of the SME); Cadence, vol 17 (Dec 1991), p5-10
Bailey, Derek; ÒImprovisation: its nature and practice in
musicÓ, 2nd ed.; The British Library, 1992 (particularly Part 6:
Classroom improvisation, which includes transcript of StevensÕs description of
his teaching methods, p118-122)
Stevens, John; interviewed by Brian Morton for BBC Radio Ð
see Discography entry for 25th Jan 1993
Stevens, John; interviewed for Channel 4 televison
documentary ÒQuartetÓ Ð see Discography entry for 4th Dec 1992
Stevens, John; interviewed by Victor Schonfield - see
Discography entry for December 1992 (a partial transcript by Paul Wilson also
available from the National Sound Archive jazz section - tel. 2027-412 7446 / pwilson@bl.uk)
PrŽvost, Eddie; interviewed by Victor Schonfield for the
National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 6th
April & 27th May 1993 (incl. comparison of the approaches of SME
and AMM), NSA playback tapes H4643-H4648
Watts, Trevor; interviewed by John Crosby for the National
Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 13th Jan 1994 (incl.
discussion of his work with John Stevens, SME, Away, etc.), NSA playback tapes
H6131-H6132
Rusch, Bob; ÒBarry Guy interview, part 1Ó (including
discussion of the SME); Cadence, vol 20 (Jan 1994), p5-9; and part 2: Cadence, vol 20 (Feb 1994), p15-21
Williams, Richard; ÒJohn StevensÓ (obit); The Independent,
15th Sept 1994, p23
Fordham, John; and Val Wilmer; ÒLetÕs sing to himÓ (obit);
The Guardian, 16th Sept 1994, p25
uncredited; ÒJohn StevensÓ (obit); The Times, 27th
Sept 1994 p23
Schonfield, Victor; ÒJohn Stevens 1940-1994Ó (obit);
Resonance, vol 3 no 1 (Winter 1994), p35-37
Winstone, Norma; interviewed by Val Wilmer for the National
Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 3rd Oct
1994 (incl. discussion of her association with John Stevens, SME, Little
Theatre club etc.), NSA playback tapes H5934-H5935
King, Peter; interviewed by Victor Schonfield for the
National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 12th Oct 1994
(incl. discussion of his association with John Stevens), NSA tape C122/205
Voce, Steve; ÒJohn StevensÓ (obit); Jazz Journal Int., vol
47 no 11 (Nov 1994)
ÒCommunity Music presents a tribute to John StevensÓ; a 27-page
booklet featuring contributions by Louise Stevens (two untitled poems, p5);
Dave OÕDonnell (ÒJohn Stevens and Community MusicÓ, p6-8; ÒDazzled to death: a
very personal view of John Stevens and his workÓ, p12-13); Chris Small (ÒA
letter from SpainÓ, p8); Victor Schonfield (obituary, p9-10; reprinted from Resonance, Winter 1994);
John Fordham (obituary, reprinted from The Guardian, 16th Sept
1994); Alison Tickell (ÒSome thoughts on JohnÕs string piecesÓ, p16-18); Derek
Bailey (ÒJohn StevensÓ, p19, later rewritten for notes to cd ÒOne timeÓ); Evan
Parker (untitled tribute dated Nov 1994, p20); Simon Cooley (untitled poem,
p21); Paul Wilson (discography); with photos by Jak Kilby & Ruth
Davies.
Smith, Roger; ÒRoger Smith remembers John Stevens, 1940-1994Ó; Rubberneck, no. 18
(June 1995);
also available online at:
http://www.btinternet.com/~rubberneck/stevens.html
Bailey, Derek; ÒJohn Stevens, 1940-1994Ó; Coda Magazine, no.
261 (May-June 1995), p11
Rutherford, Paul; interviewed by Victor Schonfield for the
National Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 11th
Dec 1996 (incl. discussion of his work with John Stevens, SME etc.), NSA
playback tapes H7289-H7290
Hrebeniak, Michael; ÒConversation with John StevensÓ (plus
introductory biography and poem); edited interview transcript compiled from
three extended conversations recorded by Hrebeniak between 1992 and 1994); in:
Radical poetics: inventory of possibilities, issue 1 (spring 1997), p20-40,
British Library shelfmark ZK.9a.5377
Wickes, John; Innovations in British jazz, volume 1:
1960-1980, Chelmsford, 1999, p42-43 (ÒFinding a home: Paul Rutherford, Trevor
Watts and John StevensÓ), p55 (ÒThe Little Theatre ClubÓ), p55-58 (ÒThe
Spontaneous Music EnsembleÓ)
Hazell, Ed; and Simon Adams; New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd
edition, 2000 (entries for John Stevens and Spontaneous Music Ensemble)
Crosby, Gary; interviewed by Andrew Simons for the National
Sound ArchiveÕs Oral history of jazz in Britain project, 1st Oct
2001 (incl. discussion of his work with John Stevens), NSA playback
1CDR0006086/6088
Blackford, Chris; ÒFor you to share: John
Stevens on CDÓ; anthology of his reviews, originally published in Rubberneck,
now available online at: http://www.btinternet.com/~rubberneck/stevens2.html
Davidson, Martin; ÒBrilliant corners: The Little Theatre
clubÓ, Jazzwise, no. 52 (April 2002) p10 (on the Little Theatre club)
Davidson, Martin; John Stevens biography/discography at
webpage ÒEuropean Free ImprovisationÓ
http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/rec/ps/efi/ehome.html
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APPENDIX
IV: Acknowledgements
Paul Wilson would like to extend his sincere thanks to
the following people for their generous help in the compilation of this
discography:
Derek Bailey
staff at the BBC Written Archives, Caversham
Steve Beresford Ç
Paul Burwell
John Butcher
Robert Calvert
Jeff Clyne Ç
Dave Cole
Simon Cooley Ç
Nigel Coombes
Martin Davidson (Emanem Records) Ç
Dick Esmond
John Etheridge
Frode Gjerstad Ç
Barry Guy Ç
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Mark Hewins
Michael Hrebeniak
Andy Isham
Ed Jones
Jak Kilby Ç
Peter King
Eddie Kramer
Phil Lee
Richard Leigh
Claire Martin
Ron Mathewson
Neil Metcalfe
Louis Moholo
Nigel Moyse
Robin Musgrove
Maggie Nicols
Evan Parker
Simon Picard
Eddie PrŽvost Ç
(the late) Mike Pyne
Howard Riley
John Russell
Paul Rutherford
Victor Schonfield Ç
Nick Stephens Ç
Anne Stevens Ç
Louise Stevens
Richie Stevens Ç
Tim Stone
Jan Strom (Ayler Records) Ç
Peter Stubley
Danny Thompson
Alison Tickell
Julie Tippetts
Les Tomkins Ç
Ian Vickers Ç
Byron Wallen
Anita Wardell
Ray Warleigh Ç
Trevor Watts Ç
Kenny Wheeler
Annie Whitehead
Norma Winstone
Ç these kind individuals additionally checked
diaries/files &/or loaned tapes