Altro inedito di Derek Bailey che vede la luce in questi giorni è tratto dal concerto che tenne con John Stevens il 24 marzo 1989 a Londra, in un pub di Portobello Road: The Duke of Wellington, pubblicato da Confront Recordings su Bandcamp e disponibile anche in cd.
Scrive Steve Smith: "One more newly uncovered recording captures Bailey in full swing alongside another of his longtime comrades: percussionist and pocket trumpet player John Stevens, founder of the long-running Spontaneous Music Ensemble, and a pillar of the late-60s free improvisation scene in London. The Duke of Wellington, newly issued on Mark Wastell’s crucial Confront label, documents a 1989 performance at a modest London pub. Captured by mathematician and audio engineer Michael Gerzon, the recording is intimate and detailed, illuminating the magical connection between these players and the actual sinew involved in their bond. It's paradoxical, perhaps, to covet more and more documentation of musicians whose ethos was so fundamentally focused on the moment. Nevertheless, here’s hoping more such gems continue to emerge."