3 Responses to links for 2007-08-09: Derek Bailey

1. Curtis says:

   August 10, 2007 at 4:38 am

   I shouldn’t be surprised by the breadth of your enthusiasms, but this post did surprise me. I played free jazz from 1969-1980. In 1974, Bailey and Evan Parker (along with Braxton’s record “For Alto”)completely changed my understanding of what was possible in improvisation. Nice to have this brought to my attention.
2. pilgrim says:

   August 10, 2007 at 3:07 pm

   I came to improvisation from the opposite direction. I was a student of Max Eastley’s in the late 70s, was a co-founder of Coventry Musician’s Collective, we brought a whole bunch of improvisers to Coventry between 1978 and about 1982. I did have a copy of Evan Parker’s The Longest Night (with John Stevens), although I don’t seem to have it anymore. I didn’t reach Braxton until about ten years ago.

   Free Jazz doesn’t intrude much into my playlist these days, though, apart from Albert Ayler, and occasionally I’ll spend an hour or two with early Ornette Coleman. This stuff requires more undivided attention than I’m (mostly) able to give…

   The Derek Bailey series is marvellous, one of the best documentaries about music ever made…
3. pilgrim says:

   August 10, 2007 at 3:09 pm

   Grrr, the Preview button seems not to be working. Have to take a look at that later…