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Spontaneous Music Ensemble

Band, 1966-1994 GB
Jazz

The Spontaneous Music Ensemble (SME) was a loose collection of free improvising musicians convened beginning in the mid-1960s by the late South London-based jazz drummer/trumpeter John Stevens and alto and soprano saxophonist Trevor Watts. SME performances and recordings could range from Stevens-Watts duos to gatherings of more than a dozen players.

     
Members
PortraitDerek Bailey
g, eg 1930-2005 GB
PortraitEvan Parker
ss, ts *1944 GB
PortraitBrian Smith
ts, fl, ss *1939
PortraitJulie Tippetts
voc
PortraitDave Holland
b, cb *1946 GB
PortraitRoger Smith
g, acg GB
PortraitKenny Wheeler
tr, fh 1930-2014 CA
PortraitIan Carr
tr, fh 1933-2009 GB
PortraitJohn Butcher
ts, ss *1954 GB
PortraitBarry Guy
cb *1947 GB
PortraitMaggie Nicols
voc *1948 GB
PortraitKarl Jenkins
p *1944 GB
PortraitJohn Marshall
dr, perc *1941 GB
PortraitLaurie Allan
dr, perc *1943 GB
PortraitMarcio Mattos
vc *1946 BR
PortraitJeff Clyne
b, eb 1937-2009 GB
PortraitRay Warleigh
fl, sax, as 1938-2015 GB
PortraitJohn Stevens
dr, perc 1940-1994 GB
PortraitTrevor Watts
as, ss *1939 GB
PortraitChris Pyne
tb 1939-1995 GB
PortraitPaul Rutherford
tb *1959 GB
PortraitJohnny Dyani
b, voc 1945-1986 ZA
PortraitKent Carter
b, cb *1939 US
PortraitPeter Lemer
key, syn *1942 GB
Ron Herman
cb, b, eb
Bob Norden
tb
Jane Robertson
vc
PortraitNorma Winstone
voc *1941 GB
PortraitMick Pyne
p 1940-1995 GB
PortraitRon Mathewson
b *1944 GB
Carolann Nichols
voc
Roland Czyzyk
Colin Wood
vc
Bruce Cale
b, cb *1939 AU
PortraitNigel Coombes
vn GB
PortraitIan Brighton
g, eg
PortraitLindsay Cooper
b 1940-2001 GB
PortraitKeith Bailey
dr GB
PortraitPepi Lemer
voc
Chris Cambridge
cb
Nik Bryce
vc
Popular Tracks   
Flower on Crystal Palace Plus Spontaneous Music Ensemble by Crystal Palace & Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Club 66 on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Give Me That Old Time Perversion on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Judy's Smile on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
You Can Be Happy on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Unknown Title on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Themeless Improvisation on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Peaceful Farewell on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Questions & Answers on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Judy's Smile - Version 2 on QUESTION AND ANSWER 1966 by Spontaneous Music Ensemble

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Crystal Palace Plus Spontaneous Music EnsembleCrystal Palace Plus Spontaneous Music Ensemble2013Album
New SurfacingSpontaneous Music Ensemble2013Compil.
Bobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music EnsembleBobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble2009Compil.
QuintessenceSpontaneous Music Ensemble2007Compil.
FrameworksSpontaneous Music Ensemble2007Album
Bare Essentials 1972-3Spontaneous Music Ensemble2007Album
Low Profile (1977 - 1988)Spontaneous Music Ensemble1999Album
Withdrawal (1966-7)Spontaneous Music Ensemble1997Album
Hot And Cold HeroesSpontaneous Music Ensemble1996Album
Summer 1967Spontaneous Music Ensemble1995Album
A New DistanceSpontaneous Music Ensemble1995Album
Eighty-five Minutes Part 1Spontaneous Music Ensemble1986Album
Eighty-five Minutes Part 2Spontaneous Music Ensemble1986Album
In ConcertSpontaneous Music Ensemble + Spontaneous Music Orchestra1982Album
1.2. Albert AylerSpontaneous Music Ensemble1982Album
Volume TwoBobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble1981Album
Volume OneBobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble1980Album
Live Big Band And QuartetSpontaneous Music Ensemble1979Album
BiosystemSpontaneous Music Ensemble1977Album
Face To FaceSpontaneous Music Ensemble1975Album
Bobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music EnsembleBobby Bradford With John Stevens And The Spontaneous Music Ensemble1974Album
For You To ShareSpontaneous Music Ensemble1973Album
So, What Do You Think?Spontaneous Music Ensemble1973Album
Birds Of A FeatherSpontaneous Music Ensemble1972Album
The Source - From And TowardsSpontaneous Music Ensemble1971Album
John Stevens Spontaneous Music EnsembleJohn Stevens, Spontaneous Music Ensemble1969Album
KaryōbinSpontaneous Music Ensemble1968Album
ChallengeSpontaneous Music Ensemble1966Album
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