Wipe Out by Amalgam, released on Impetus in 1979.

Marc Medwin wrote for All About Jazz:

The set's most unexpected element is guitarist Keith Rowe's fusion work. He shreds, bends and power-chords his way through each situation with ease and dexterity. This is fairly close to the 1979 AMM material on ECM but even more raucous, a real surprise for those who thought Rowe was about texture and subtlety.

Tracks range from very brief to epic in scope, but most fade in, as if they'd been in progress for some time. The set affords a slightly faded but still vivid portrait of this important band in full flower, captured live in front of small but enthusiastic audiences. It's about time this document saw reissue and it would serve as a fine introduction to Amalgam's fascinating sound world.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/wipeout-lu-watters-fmr-records-review-by-marc-medwin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sX-Oiwc6o

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No Fear by John Stevens with Trevor Watts, Barry Guy, released on Spotlite Records in 1978.

No Fear Review by François Couture

...No Fear is one of drummer John Stevens' excellent jazzier sessions. Backed by his regular acolytes Trevor Watts and Barry Guy, the leader of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble revels in the hot free jazz licks he and the saxophonist came up with. His playing is superbly detailed by the recording, the interplay between his hi-hat cymbals and snare drum being particularly impressive in this jazz context. Watts pours a lot of soul into his horn, occasionally sounding like an alto version of Charles Gayle. Guy's bass work is brilliant but slightly undermined by the recording. No Fear may belong to Stevens' jazzier output (like the Spontaneous Music Ensemble's mid-'60s LP Challenge), but the music allows much freedom to the players...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5UJEVRcUMg&list=RDd5UJEVRcUMg&start_radio=1

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Con Fluent by Stephen Grew and Trevor Watts , released on FMR in 2016.

Saxophonist Trevor Watts and pianist Stephen Grew improvised these pieces at a distance, Grew sending recordings of two separate solo concerts from Newcastle, which Watts improvised over resulting in these intricate and exuberant "Improvised Compositions".

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