0366 Frank Evans [Stretching Forth] FLAC 7(34.46)

Frank Evans - guitar
Dave Olney - bass
Ian Hobbs - drums

01 Thunderstruck (Evans) (8:31)
02 Dear Bill (Evans) (5:35)
03 Prince Meets Princess (Evans) (4:38)
04 Junk Shop (Evans) (5:17)
05 I Dreamt I Dwelt In New Orleans (Evans) (2:27)
06 Dear May K (Evans) (3:54)
07 The Bistro Kid (Evans) (4:23)

Saydisc SDL 217
Recorded c. summer 1971
Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
A fine and rarely seen 1971 album from guitarist Frank Evans in a trio format.
Frank was generally disillusioned by the music scene in the UK and went on to form his own Bristol based record label - 'Blue Bag'- in the mid 1970s which allowed him to control the music he wished to record and how it was marketed.
He recorded only a handful of jazz dates, and indeed little other music, which is a pity.  The music here is adventurous in some places and quite 'free' in others but immensely enjoyable.
There were not all that many guitarists playing in the modern idiom in the UK during the 1950s-1970s period and few had the opportunity to record the music they preferred. Over the coming months BritJazz will be bringing you some examples of the best of these.
FLAC from lp with cover scans.