Eddie Prévost, Alan Wilkinson, Joe Williamson

Along Came Joe is a single improvisation of thirty-five minutes by drummer Eddie Prévost and saxophonist Alan Wilkinson, here on alto and baritone, joined by double bassist Joe Williamson. It was taped in concert at the Freedom of the City festival in London on 1 May 2006. The same year Matchless issued the duo's studio album So Are We, So Are We.

The trio sets Prévost's jazz drumming against a third voice and puts Wilkinson close to the high-energy playing he is best known for. Reviewing the duo album, Bill Meyer described Wilkinson as the most energy-oriented saxophonist to have joined Prévost in a duo. He recalled his work in the Hession-Wilkinson-Fell trio and his duets with guitarists Derek Bailey and Stefan Jaworzyn. Meyer also stressed that the two men work together rather than against each other, Prévost always playing what the moment requires. Here that partnership opens to the bass for one unbroken set. No review of this live recording could be found, so we leave the music itself to the listener.

Issued by Matchless Recordings as MRCD 69 on CD in 2006, with a cover photograph by Stefano Tedesco.