I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing.
In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their us… - Derek Bailey
In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their us…
- Derek Bailey
Nowadays, I really like playing in studios. - Derek Bailey
Nowadays, I really like playing in studios.
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone - beginners, children, and non-musicians. - Derek Bailey
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone - beginners, children, and non-musicians.
Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can af… - Derek Bailey
Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can af…
In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison. - Derek Bailey
In the absence of that, I am happy to play solo, but I don't think there is any comparison.
Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point… - Derek Bailey
Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point…
I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people. - Derek Bailey
I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people.
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music. - Derek Bailey
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.
I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing. - Derek Bailey
I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing.
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