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EMANEM DISCOGRAPHY

CHRONOLOGICAL SESSION LIST

by MARTIN DAVIDSON

1972-1973

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PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

probably London (unknown venue) probably 1972
Recorded by Bob Woolford

01 - UNKNOWN 1 - 4:30
02 - UNKNOWN 2 - 3:30

2011 - "ISKRA 1903: GOLDSMITHS" - Emanem (GB CD) 5013

PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

London (Goldsmiths College) 1972 March 9
Recorded by Bob Woolford

01 - COHESION 1A - 29:52
02 - COHESION 1B - 8:05
03 - COHESION 2A - 16:21
04 - COHESION 2B - 12:43

2011 - "ISKRA 1903: GOLDSMITHS" - Emanem (GB CD) 5013

STEVE LACY soprano saxophone)
STEVE POTTS alto saxophone
IRENE AEBI cello
KENT CARTER double bass
NOEL McGHIE drum set

Paris 1972 March 25

01 - THE RUSH - 5:43
02 - THE THING part 1 - 11:27
03 - THE THING part 2 - 7:55

2017 - "SL: FREE FOR A MINUTE" - Emanem (GB CD) 5210

PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY guitar, amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

London 1972 May 3
Recorded by Bob Woolford

01 - IMPROVISATION 11 - 7:34
02 - IMPROVISATION 5 - 5:54
03 - IMPROVISATION 6 - 10:48
04 - IMPROVISATION 7 - 4:29
05 - IMPROVISATION 8 - 6:21
06 - IMPROVISATION 9 - 3:39
07 - IMPROVISATION 10 - 3:09

1972 - Incus (GB 2LP) 3/4
2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
2015 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 5311

(Note: The order of performance is not known.)

STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, radio

Avignon (Chene Noir) 1972 August 7
Recorded by Georg Radanowicz

01 - JOHNNY COME LATELY - 2:45
02 - LUSH LIFE - 3:07
03 - UMMG - 1:56
04 - CLOUDY - 3:18
05 - BOUND - 1:43
06b - WEAL improvisation - 2:14
07a - JOSEPHINE: Overture - 1:31
07c - JOSEPHINE: Work Song - 1:20
08 - THE WOOL - 5:50
09 - NAME - 4:58
10 - THE DUMPS - 4:22

1974 - "SL: SOLO" - Emanem (GB LP) 301 [04, 06b - 09]
1976 - "SL: SOLO" - Denon (J LP) YX7552AX [04, 06b - 09]
1995 - "SL: WEAL & WOE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4004 [04, 06b - 09]
2012 - "SL: AVIGNON AND AFTER - 1" - Emanem (GB CD) 5023 [04 - 10]
2014 - "SL: AVIGNON AND AFTER - 2" - Emanem (GB CD) 5031 [01 - 03]

STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, radio

Avignon (Chene Noir) 1972 August 8
Recorded by Georg Radanowicz

01 - STATIONS - 6:19
02 - ORIGINAL NEW DUCK - 5:40
03 - THE RUSH - 1:39
04b - JOSEPHINE: Chorus Of Mice - 2:49
05a - WEAL opening theme - 1:09
05c - WEAL closing theme - 0:40
06 - HOLDING - 2:14
07 - THE BREATH - 5:33

1974 - "SL: SOLO" - Emanem (GB LP) 301 [01, 02, 04b - 05c, 07]
1976 - "SL: SOLO" - Denon (J LP) YX7552AX [01, 02, 04b - 05c, 07]
1995 - "SL: WEAL & WOE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4004 [01, 02, 04b - 05c, 07]
2012 - "SL: AVIGNON AND AFTER - 1" - Emanem (GB CD) 5023

PAUL RUTHERFORD conductor
MAGGIE NICOLS voice
NORMA WINSTONE voice
KENNY WHEELER trumpet, flugelhorn
MALCOLM GRIFFITHS trombone
PAUL NIEMAN trombone
GEOFF PERKINS trombone
DICK HART tuba
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
DAVE WHITE bass clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY double bass

London 1972 September 20

01 - SEQUENCE 72 - 25:31

1997 - "PR & Iskra 1912: SEQUENCES 72 & 73" - Emanem (GB CD) 4018

JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone, voice

London (Little Theatre) 1972 September 20
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - THREE EXTRACTS - 16:56

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

JOHN STEVENS percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1972 October 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - IN THE MIDDLE - 19:59

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

JOHN STEVENS cornet, percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1972 October 13
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - FOR PHIL - 32:25

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

Donaueschingen 1972 October 21

01 - ON TOUR 1 - 13:37

2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
2015 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 5311

PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

Bremen 1972 October 23 or 24

01 - ON TOUR 2 - 12:34

2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
2015 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 5311

EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, voice(tube)
PAUL LYTTON percussion, live electronics, etc

Bremen 1972 October 23 or 24

01 - THEN WEPT! THEN ROSE IN ZEAL AND AWE - 18:00

1995 - "EP & PL: TWO OCTOBERS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4009

(Note: The recording date is erroneously given as October 2 on the CD)

PAUL RUTHERFORD trombone
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
BARRY GUY amplified double bass

Berlin 1972 November 1

01 - ON TOUR 3 - 12:44

2000 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 4301
2015 - "ISKRA 1903: CHAPTER ONE" - Emanem (GB 3CD) 5311

JOHN STEVENS cornet, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

Newcastle upon Tyne 1972 November 30
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - NEWCASTLE 72A - 15:51
02 - NEWCASTLE 72B - 7:59

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

LOL COXHILL soprano saxophone, echo unit
STEVE MILLER electric piano

Brighton (Sussex College) 1973

01 - TOURISM IN CRISIS - 2:16

2002 - "LC: SPECTRAL SOPRANO" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4204

JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 January 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - OPEN FLOWER 1 - 2:20
02 - OPEN FLOWER 2 - 3:36
03 - OPEN FLOWER 3 - 7:02
04 - OPEN FLOWER 4 - 2:34
05 - OPEN FLOWER 5 - 1:02
06 - OPEN FLOWER 6 - 2:49
07 - OPEN FLOWER 7 - 8:25

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

STEVE LACY soprano saxophone, cassettes, percussion
STEVE POTTS alto saxophone
IRENE AEBI cello, voice
KENT CARTER double bass
OLIVER JOHNSON drum set

Zurich 1973 January 26

01 - THE WOE: THE WAX - 1:22
02 - THE WOE: THE WAGE - 16:51
03 - THE WOE: THE WANE - 9:49
04 - THE WOE: THE WAKE - 2:24

1979 - "SL: CROPS" - Quark (USA LP) 9998
1995 - "SL: WEAL & WOE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4004
2012 - "SL: THE SUN" - Emanem (GB CD) 5022

JOHN STEVENS percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 January 28
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - BEYOND LIMITATION - 8:15

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 February 2
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - OPENING THE SET - 4:27

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

JOHN STEVENS cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 March 9
Recorded by Trevor Watts

01 - LOWERING THE CASE - 9:27

2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218

JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

Wolverhampton (Polytechnic) 1973 April 5
Recorded by Trevor Watts [01} & Oliver Senior [02}

01 - IN THE MIDLANDS - 5:51
02 - HOW YA DOIN? - 10:37

1978? - "HOW YA DOIN?" - Nondo (GB LP) DPLP 003 [02]
2008 - "SME: BARE ESSENTIALS" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4218 [01]

Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice

London (Almost Free Theatre) 1973 May 1
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - SUSTAINED PIECE (instrumental) - 8:59
02 - SUSTAINED PIECE (vocal) - 5:47

2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
2016 - "SMO: SEARCH & REFLECT" - Emanem (GB CD) 5209

Note: Among those definitely participating in some if not all of the 1973 Spontaneous Music Orchestra sessions were Nigel Coombes (violin), Brian Eley (voice), Herman Hauge (alto saxophone), Ron Herman (double bass), Marc Meggido (double bass), Simon Mortimer (piano), John Russell (electric guitar), Paul Shearsmith (cornet), Dave Solomon (percussion), Larry Stabbins (saxophone), John Stevens (cornet), Trevor Watts (soprano saxophone), and multi-instrumentalists Dave Panton and Chris Turner.

London 1973 June 6

01 - THE THEATRE OF THE WORLD AND PHOTIC DIVERSIONS - 27:53

1995 - "EP & PL: THREE OTHER STORIES" - Emanem (GB CD) 4002

JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
HERMAN HAUGE alto saxophone
JOHN RUSSELL electric guitar
NIGEL COOMBES violin
RON HERMAN double bass
MARC MEGGIDO double bass
DAVE SOLOMON percussion

London (ICA Theatre) 1973 July 1
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - INTERMEDIATE - 15:15

2011 - "OTHERWAYS & FS: LIFE AMID THE ARTEFACTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 5014

Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice

London (ICA Theatre) 1973 July 1
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - ONE-TWO - 10:42

2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
2016 - "SMO: SEARCH & REFLECT" - Emanem (GB CD) 5209

Note: Among those definitely participating in some if not all of the 1973 Spontaneous Music Orchestra sessions were Nigel Coombes (violin), Brian Eley (voice), Herman Hauge (alto saxophone), Ron Herman (double bass), Marc Meggido (double bass), Simon Mortimer (piano), John Russell (electric guitar), Paul Shearsmith (cornet), Dave Solomon (percussion), Larry Stabbins (saxophone), John Stevens (cornet), Trevor Watts (soprano saxophone), and multi-instrumentalists Dave Panton and Chris Turner.

STEVE LACY soprano saxophone [except on 01a & 05]
STEVE POTTS soprano saxophone, alto saxophone [except on 01a & 05]
DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar
KENT CARTER double bass
JOHN STEVENS percussion

London (100 Club) 1973 July 30
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - THE CRUST - 10:00
01a - A BIT OF THE CRUST - 2:26
02 - 38 - 12:57
03 - FLAKES - 7:37
04 - REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE - 3:39
05 - A BIT OF THE DUMPS - 3:30
06 - THE OWL - 6:20

1975 - "SL: THE CRUST" - Emanem (GB LP) 304 [01, 02 - 06]
1979 - "SL: THE CRUST" - Victor (J LP) VIP 6635 [01, 02 - 06]
1998 - "SL: SAXOPHONE SPECIAL +" - Emanem (GB CD) 4024 [02 - 04]
1999 - "DB: FAIRLY EARLY WITH POSTSCRIPTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4027 [01a, 05]

(Note: 01a is an extract from 01)

HERMAN HAUGE alto saxophone
NIGEL COOMBES violin
MARC MEGGIDO double bass
DAVE SOLOMON percussion

London (Little Theatre Club) 1973 September 7
Recorded by Herman Hauge

01 - ALTITUDES - 10:27

2011 - "O & FREE SPACE: LIFE AMID THE ARTEFACTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 5014

HERMAN HAUGE alto saxophone
SIMON MORTIMER piano
MARC MEGGIDO double bass
DAVE SOLOMON percussion

London 1973 September 10
Recorded by Herman Hauge

01 - UNARMOURED - 25:16
02 - GESTURE - 5:35
03 - ARANATA - 4:13

2011 - "O & FREE SPACE: LIFE AMID THE ARTEFACTS" - Emanem (GB CD) 5014

Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice

London (Little Theatre Club) 1973 September 28
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - IN RELATIONSHIP TO SILENCE - 20:27

2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
2016 - "SMO: SEARCH & REFLECT" - Emanem (GB CD) 5209

Note: Among those definitely participating in some if not all of the 1973 Spontaneous Music Orchestra sessions were Nigel Coombes (violin), Brian Eley (voice), Herman Hauge (alto saxophone), Ron Herman (double bass), Marc Meggido (double bass), Simon Mortimer (piano), John Russell (electric guitar), Paul Shearsmith (cornet), Dave Solomon (percussion), Larry Stabbins (saxophone), John Stevens (cornet), Trevor Watts (soprano saxophone), and multi-instrumentalists Dave Panton and Chris Turner.

JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice, percussion
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 October 11
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - CORSOP - 11:08
02 - DAA-OOM - 10:19
03 - FLOWER - 9:18

1997 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE 2" - Emanem (GB CD) 4016 [01, 02]
2007 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4217 [01, 02]
2007 - "SME: FRAMEWORKS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4134 [03]

JOHN STEVENS percussion, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone
KENT CARTER double bass

London (Little Theatre) 1973 October 18
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - RAMBUNCTIOUS 1 - 18:36
02 - RAMBUNCTIOUS 2 - 4:47
03 - DAA-OOM - 5:05

1997 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE 1" - Emanem (GB CD) 4015
2007 - "SME: QUINTESSENCE" - Emanem (GB 2CD) 4217

HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY amplified double bass, bass guitar
TONY OXLEY percussion, live electronics

London 1973 October 19 (morning & afternoon)
Recorded by Margaret Steven & Sheila Fraser

01 - MANDREL - 12:56
02 - SIRENS - 7:57
03 - QUANTUM - 13:42
04 - INGOT - 12:55
05 - RUNES - 18:18

1974 - "HR: SYNOPSIS" - Incus (GB LP) 13 [01 - 04]
2000 - "HR: SYNOPSIS" - Emanem (GB CD) 4044

(Note: The order of performance is not known.)

PAUL RUTHERFORD conductor
MAGGIE NICOLS voice
NORMA WINSTONE voice
KENNY WHEELER trumpet, flugelhorn
MALCOLM GRIFFITHS trombone
PAUL NIEMAN trombone
GEOFF PERKINS trombone
DICK HART tuba
EVAN PARKER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
DAVE WHITE contrabass clarinet, soprano saxophone
HOWARD RILEY piano
BARRY GUY double bass
TONY OXLEY live electronics

DEREK BAILEY amplified guitar

London 1973 October 19 (evening) & October 26

01 - SEQUENCE 73 - 27:15

1997 - "PR & Iskra 1912: SEQUENCES 72 & 73" - Emanem (GB CD) 4018

(Note: Everybody performed on October 19 except Derek Bailey who performed on October 26.)

BOBBY BRADFORD cornet
TREVOR WATTS alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
KENT CARTER double bass
JOHN STEVENS drums & cymbals, cornet

Paris (Le Chat qui Pêche) 1973 November 16-17 [01 - 02], 1973 November 17-18 [03 - 08]
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - ROSWITA'S DANCE - 11:32
02 - COMING ON - 16:46

03 - SHE (WOMAN) - 8:07
04 - HM LOUIS I (bass introduction) - 0:55
05 - COMING ON - 11:37
06 - LOVE'S DREAM - 16:47
07 - ROOM 408 - 10:10
08 - HM LOUIS I - 11:08

1974 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (GB LP) 302 [01, 02, 06, 07]
1976 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (USA LP) 3302 [01 - 03, 06]
2003 - "BB: LOVE'S DREAM" - Emanem (GB CD) 4096 [01 - 06, 08]

(Note: Both sessions went beyond midnight.)

Orchestra directed by
JOHN STEVENS cornet, voice

London (Ealing Technical College) 1973 November 23
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - MOUTHPIECE - 24:03

2000 - "SMO: MOUTHPIECE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4039
2016 - "SMO: SEARCH & REFLECT" - Emanem (GB CD) 5209

Note: Among those definitely participating in some if not all of the 1973 Spontaneous Music Orchestra sessions were Nigel Coombes (violin), Brian Eley (voice), Herman Hauge (alto saxophone), Ron Herman (double bass), Marc Meggido (double bass), Simon Mortimer (piano), John Russell (electric guitar), Paul Shearsmith (cornet), Dave Solomon (percussion), Larry Stabbins (saxophone), John Stevens (cornet), Trevor Watts (soprano saxophone), and multi-instrumentalists Dave Panton and Chris Turner.

JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 November 29
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - PREFACE TO FACE A - 3:30
02 - PREFACE TO FACE B - 4:16
03 - FACE TO FACE 1 - 10:34

1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303 [03]
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003

JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 December 6
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - FACE TO FACE 2 middle - 4:06
02 - FACE TO FACE 2 end - 1:38
03 - FACE TO FACE 3 - 3:57
04 - FACE TO FACE 4 - 5:29
05 - FACE TO FACE 5 - 9:15
06 - FACE TO FACE 6 - 4:48

1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303 [01, 03 - 06]
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003

JOHN STEVENS percussion, cornet, voice
TREVOR WATTS soprano saxophone

London (Little Theatre) 1973 December 14
Recorded by Martin Davidson

01 - FACE TO FACE 7 middle & end - 10:16

1975 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB LP) 303
1995 - "SME: FACE TO FACE" - Emanem (GB CD) 4003

JOHN RUSSELL electric guitar
DAVE SOLOMON percussion

London (Little Theatre) late 1973
Recorded by Dave Solomon

01 - LOW-FI - 6:49

2010 - "TEATIME" - Emanem (GB CD) 5009

Continued in 1974-1975
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