Loose Torque Improvised Music Free Jazz
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Loose Torque record label was created by British bassist Nick Stephens to make available recordings of improvised music and free jazz both old and new. Featured artists include: John Stevens, Dudu Pukwana, Evan Parker, Louis Moholo, Frode Gjerstad, Lol Coxhill, Harry Beckett, Chris Biscoe amongst many others.

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JOHN STEVENS
FAST COLOUR

John Stevens
Harry Beckett
Evan Parker
Dudu Pukwana
Pinise Saul
Nick Stephens
Annie Whitehead

CALLING SIGNALS
Frode Gjerstad
Hasse Poulson
Nick Stephens
Louis Moholo

NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT
Frode Gjerstad
Nick Stephens

THE OCCASIONAL QUARTET

Garry Todd
Nigel Coombes
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh

NICK STEPHENS SEPTET
Chris Biscoe
Jerry Underwood
Jon Corbett
Annie Whitehead
Alf Waite
Mano Ventura
Brian Davison
Mark Sanders
Nick Stephens

THE SEPTEMBER QUARTET
Paul Dunmall
Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh

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JOHN STEVENS AWAY
INTEGRATION

John Stevens
Nick Stephens
Robert Calvert
Nigel Moyes
Martin Holder

THIS THAT and the OTHER
Lol Coxhill
Frode Gjerstad
Nick Stephens

IMPROVIDENCE UPROOT
Chris Turner
Bob Morgan
Rachel Maloney
Nick Stephens

TODAY'S PLAY

Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh

 

TRIO FO
BREAKING SILENCE

Neil Metcalfe
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh
THE PLAY'S THE THING
Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh
 
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LIVE AT THE TERMITE CLUB
Frode Gjerstad
Nick Stephens
Paul Hession


LATE FOR LUNCH
John Stevens
Steve Topping
Nick Stephens

THE SCHIZO QUARTET
DON'T ANSWER IT

Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens

ALL SAID AND DUN

Paul Dunmall

Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh

DANGEROUS MUSICS IN '91
Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens

Roger Turner

CALLING SIGNALS 08
Frode Gjerstad
Lol Coxhill
Nick Stephens
Paal Nilssen-Love

QUIDDITY
Frode Gjerstad
Nick Stephens
Louis Moholo-Moholo

CALLING SIGNALS 07
FROM CAFE STING

Frode Gjerstad
Eivin One Pedersen
Nick Stephens
Louis Moholo-Moholo

CALLING SIGNALS 09
A WINTER'S TOUR

Frode Gjerstad
Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens
Paal Nilssen-Love

DIFFERENT TIMES

Frode Gjerstad
Nick Stephens


ATTIC ANTICS
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Nick Stephens

FREE PLAY

Jon Corbett
Nick Stephens
Tony Marsh

       
John Stevens Away
At Home

Robert Calvert - saxophones
John Corbett - trumpet
Nick Stephens - electric bass
Nigel Moyse - guitar
Martin Holder - guitar
John Stevens - drums
CRACKLE
Six improvisations for
Cello and Double Bass


Fred Lonberg-Holm - Cello
Nick Stephens - Double
Bass
       

 

 

All discs are Taiyo Yuden CDR (unless otherwise stated) with thermal on-body printing, jewel case and illustration/design by artist Fay Stephens