Bobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble (Vinyl LP)

Bobby Bradford – Bobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble is a free jazz album by US trumpeter Bobby Bradford with the London improvising group Spontaneous Music Ensemble led by drummer John Stevens. It was recorded on July 9, 1971 at Polydor Studios in London, produced by Alan Bates with Carlos Olms as engineer, and released on Freedom in 1974. With Trevor Watts, Bob Norden, Ron Herman and singer Julie Tippetts, Bradford plays long, freely linked pieces such as the sequence Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee. This copy is the 1974 German original pressing (cat. no. Freedom 127 302).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Freedom 127 302
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: German original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1974
• Genre: Jazz, Experimental, Free jazz, free improvisation

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: NM- (small punch hole in the sleeve)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Trane Ride / Ornette-ment / Doo Dee (John Stevens)
2. Bridget's Mother (Bobby Bradford/Julie Tippetts/Trevor Watts)

Side B

1. Tolerance / To Bob (John Stevens)

Personnel

Bobby Bradford (trumpet), Trevor Watts (alto and soprano saxophone), Bob Norden (trombone), Ron Herman (bass), John Stevens (drums), Julie Tippetts (vocals).

Produced by Alan Bates; recorded by Carlos Olms at Polydor Studios, London, July 9, 1971; liner notes: Max Harrison; photography: David Redfern.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1974 German edition on Freedom, number 127 302. In Japan the recording had already appeared in 1973 under the title Trane Ride.

What is the Spontaneous Music Ensemble?
A group founded in London in 1965 around drummer John Stevens that played freely improvised music in changing line-ups. Here they meet Bobby Bradford, who had previously played with Ornette Coleman.

What does Media NM- / Cover NM- mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. For the sleeve, NM- means close to new. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Bobby Bradford records?
At the moment this is our only Bobby Bradford record. More free jazz is in our Jazz collection and our Experimental collection.