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Derek Bailey


 
Bailey, Derek: Standards
Bailey, Derek:
Standards

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Bailey, Derek / Trevor Watts / John Stevens: Dynamics of the Impromptu
Bailey, Derek / Trevor Watts / John Stevens:
Dynamics of the Impromptu

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Live recordings from 1973-74 from the trio of drummer John Stevens, guitarist Derek Bailey, and saxophonist Trevor Watts, dynamic works performed "impromptu" with a wealth of ideas as these innovators demonstrate the skills that helped define them as masterful players.

Bailey, Derek & Fine, Milo: Scale Points on the Fever Curve
Bailey, Derek & Fine, Milo:
Scale Points on the Fever Curve

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Bailey, Derek: Carpal Tunnel
Bailey, Derek:
Carpal Tunnel

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Gaines, Will / Derek Bailey: Rappin & Tappin
Gaines, Will / Derek Bailey:
Rappin & Tappin

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $19.95    




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Free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey in duo with tap dancer Will Gaines, whose percussive dancing can be heard clearly, while Bailey plays guitar and Gaines "raps" in a sort of vaudevillian approach; a unique item even in Bailey's catalog!

Gjerstad, Frode & Bailey, Derek: Nearly a D
Gjerstad, Frode & Bailey, Derek:
Nearly a D

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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ISKRA 1903 (Rutherford / Bailey / Guy): Chapter One (1970-2) [3 CDs]
ISKRA 1903 (Rutherford / Bailey / Guy):
Chapter One (1970-2) [3 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $34.95    




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A reissue of Emanem 4301, a classic concert and studio performances from '70-'72 by the innovative trio of Paul Rutherford (trombone, piano) Derek Bailey (guitar) and Barry Guy (double bass), which was a much expanded reissue of the early Incus releaes 3/4 of the same name.

Iskra 1903: Buzz Soundtrack
Iskra 1903:
Buzz Soundtrack

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Music for the 1971 film by Michael Grigsby and performed by the trio of Paul Rutherford (trombone), Derek Bailey (guitar) and Barry Guy (double bass), a fascinating and distinctive set, more restrained and gentle than their live performances from that time.

ISKRA 1903: Goldsmiths
ISKRA 1903:
Goldsmiths

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A previously unissued 1972 concert by the original version of Iskra 1903 - Paul Rutherford (trombone), Derek Bailey (guitar) and Barry Guy (double bass) - extraordinary performances, plus 2 short extracts from another concert.

Oxley, Tony: The Advocat
Oxley, Tony:
The Advocat

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Parker, Evan: The Topography of the Lungs
Parker, Evan:
The Topography of the Lungs

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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2013 reissue of the seminal London & European Free Improv trio release from 1970 with two additional tracks, making an amazing release showing the relationships between established jazz forms and the emerging modern language.

Thomas, Pat : Plays The Music Of Derek Bailey & Thelonious Monk
Thomas, Pat :
Plays The Music Of Derek Bailey & Thelonious Monk

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Pianist and keyboardist Pat Thomas plays transcriptions of Derek Bailey's early recordings, and the music of Monk performed at the 2007 Cohesion Festival at Oxford.

Zorn, John: Cobra
Zorn, John:
Cobra

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey: Moment Precieux
Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey:
Moment Precieux

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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American and London artists Anthony Braxton and Derek Bailey performing as a duo at The Victoriaville Festival in 1986, an amazing exchange between two noted masters of free improvisation.

Bailey, Derek: Fairly Early with Postscripts
Bailey, Derek:
Fairly Early with Postscripts

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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"Fairly Early With Postscripts is meant to be a scrapbook of Derek Bailey's activities from 1971 to 1998. Most of the material included on this CD had been previously released on hard-to-find LPs (mostly on the label Emanem) and f...

Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey: First Duo Concert (London 1974)
Braxton, Anthony / Derek Bailey:
First Duo Concert (London 1974)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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A much-need reissue of the 1974 Emanem LP presenting saxophonist Anthony Baxton, also on flute, with guitarist Derek Bailey on acoustic and electric, performing at London's Wigmore Hall for twelve duets of a diverse, playful, and accesible character.

Bailey, Derek / Berthiaume, Antoine / Frith, Fred: Soshin
Bailey, Derek / Berthiaume, Antoine / Frith, Fred:
Soshin

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Composer and improviser Antoine Berthiaume in a compilation of guitar duos with Derek Bailey and Fred Frith exploring the full range of guitar improvisation.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Clinamen Trio   (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline
Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger):
Decline

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola.

Bailey, Derek / Mick Beck  / Paul Hession: Meanwhile, Back In Sheffield...
Bailey, Derek / Mick Beck / Paul Hession:
Meanwhile, Back In Sheffield...

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Free improvising guitar legend Derek Bailey was invited to perform in his home town of Sheffield, England in 2004 with the trio of Mick Beck on tenor sax, bassoon, and whistles, and Paul Hession on drums, Bailey's first visit in many years, and a joyful occasion as the collective group explores a wide range of approaches to creating instant compositions.

Bailey, Derek: Lot 74 [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek:
Lot 74 [VINYL]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $22.95    




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An impressive vinyl reissue of guitarist Derek Bailey, one of the most unique and influential free improvisers, in his 1974 solo recording on the Incus label, with Bailey playing on two amps and two volume pedals, a veritable duo split in the stereo field with occasional banter and observations, as he blends abstract and lyrical approaches on guitar in amazing ways.

Bailey, Derek / Tristan Honsinger: Duo [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Tristan Honsinger:
Duo [VINYL]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $22.95    




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A proper reissue of the 1976 Incus album from guitarist Derek Bailey and cellist Tristan Honsinger, primarily from a live concert at at Verity's Place in London on February 7, 1976, with two unusual studio recordings punctuating the album, an early example of their long history of collaboration and a great example of their intense, joyful, and truly free improvisation together.

Bailey, Derek / Vertrek Ensemble: Departures
Bailey, Derek / Vertrek Ensemble:
Departures

(Volatile Records -- Canada )


Price: $7.95    




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After only their first album as a duo, the Edmonton, Canada duo Vertrek Ensemble of Vadim Budman on electric and acoustic guitar & cornet and Ron de Jong on percussion, travelled to London in 1998 to record a session with legendary free improviser Derek Bailey, this album of open-minded, uniquely voiced and beautifully captured improvisation the result.

Bailey, Derek & Cyro Baptista: Cyro [VINYL 2 LPs]
Bailey, Derek & Cyro Baptista:
Cyro [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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Reissuing the 1st CD on UK free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey's Incus label is this 1982 duo with Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, a remarkable dialog that draws percussive qualities from Bailey and lyrical aspects from Baptista, as the two push each other into inventive and exotic exchanges in an exuberant album; an incredible start to the Incus CD series.

Bailey, Derek / Tony Coe: Time [VINYL 2 LPs]
Bailey, Derek / Tony Coe:
Time [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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An unusual pairing between UK non-idiomatic improvising legend Derek Bailey and clarinetist Tony Coe, best known for his work with Franz Koglmann (heard on Hatology) his work with Tony Oxley, and work in avant classical settings; here they find common ground in a miniature chamber improv approach of both technical virtuosity and atonal lyricism.

Music Improvisation Company, The (Bailey / Parker / Davies / Muir) : 1969, 1970 [VINYL 2 LPs]
Music Improvisation Company, The (Bailey / Parker / Davies / Muir) :
1969, 1970 [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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An impressive lineup of legendary players in this much-need reissue of guitarist Derek Bailey's 1976 Music Improvisation Company album 1968-1971", exploring innovative free and electroacoustic improvisation in these 1969 & 1970 recordings with Evan Parker on soprano saxophone & amplified auto harp, Hugh Davies on live electronics & organ, and Jamie Muir on percussion.

Company: Epiphanies I-VI [VINYL 2 LPs]
Company:
Epiphanies I-VI [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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Derek Bailey's impressive guests for his July 1982 "Company" concert at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts were pianist Ursula Oppens, singer Julie Tippetts and pianist Keith Tippett, violinist/electronics wizard Philipp Wachsmann, guitarist Fred Frith, trombonist George Lewis, harpist Anne LeBaron, bassist Motoharu Yoshizawa and sound artist Akio Suzuki.

Company: Epiphanies VII-XIII [VINYL 3 LPs]
Company:
Epiphanies VII-XIII [VINYL 3 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $39.95    




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The 2nd of 2 albums from Derek Bailey's July 1982 "Company" concert at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts with pianist Ursula Oppens, singer Julie Tippetts and pianist Keith Tippett, violinist/electronics wizard Philipp Wachsmann, guitarist Fred Frith, trombonist George Lewis, harpist Anne LeBaron, bassist Motoharu Yoshizawa and sound artist Akio Suzuki.

Company: Trios [VINYL 2 LPs]
Company:
Trios [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $31.95    




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Nine improvisers--Joelle Leandre, J.D.Parran, Ernst Reyseger, Hugh Davies, Jamie Muir, Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, Vinko Globokar, & John Corbett--joined Derek Bailey for this 1983 Company week, recording at the I.C.A. in London over 4 days in 1983, mostly performing in trio configurations, with one duo between Bailey & Reijseger, and a final ensemble with all 9 players.

Gjerstad, Frode / John Stevens / Derek Bailey: Hello Goodbye
Gjerstad, Frode / John Stevens / Derek Bailey:
Hello Goodbye

(Emanem -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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Recordings from Stavanger, Norway in 1992 by a trio of legends--Derek Bailey on amplified guitar, John Stevens on percussion and mini trumpet, and Frode Gjerstad on alto saxophone--a trio that only performed three gigs on three consecutive days, this album captured on the last of those performances, a testament to their great compatibility and intent.

Company: 1983 [VINYL 2 LPs]
Company:
1983 [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $31.95    




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Unreleased recordings from Derek Bailey's Company project, recorded at the BBC in 1983 with a stellar set of performers including Evan Parker (clarinet), Hugh Davies (electronics), Jamie Muir (percussion), Joelle Leandre (bass), J.D. Parran (winds), John Corbett (trumpet), Vinko Globokar (trombone), Ernst Reijseger (cello), and Peter Brotzmann (reeds).

Various Artists: Pisa 1980 Improvisors Symposium [2 CDs]
Various Artists:
Pisa 1980 Improvisors Symposium [2 CDs]

(psi -- Great Britain )


Price: $27.95    




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Virtual Company (Fell / Wastell / Bailey / Gaines): Virtual Company
Virtual Company (Fell / Wastell / Bailey / Gaines):
Virtual Company

(Confront -- UK )


Price: $13.95    




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IST, configured as the duo of double bassist Simon H. Fell and cellist/percussionist Mark Wastell, performing a virtual quartet at London's Cafe OTO, using using pre-recorded fragments of solo work from late guitarist Derek Bailey and tap dancer Will Gaines, combined with sections of silence of unforeseeable length, and then combined with the live musicians; amazing.

London Jazz Composers Orchestra: That Time
London Jazz Composers Orchestra:
That Time

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Released for their 50th anniversary, The LJCO, in configurations of up to 21 musicians including Derek Bailey, Trevor Watts, Evan Parker, Peter Brotzmann, &c., perform works by Kenny Wheeler, Barry Guy, Paul Rutherford and Howard Riley, captured live at the Berliner Jazztage in 1972; at Donaueschingen Musiktage in 1972; in the studio in 1980; and London's Round House in 1980.

Lewis, George (w/ Derek Bailey / Douglas Ewart / Joelle Leandre / Steve Lacy): Rainbow Family
Lewis, George (w/ Derek Bailey / Douglas Ewart / Joelle Leandre / Steve Lacy):
Rainbow Family

(Carrier Records -- USA )


Price: $6.00    




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Recordings from 3 days of live performances in May, 1984 at the Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) in France, using AACM legend and computer music innovator George Lewis' interactive virtual improvisor sytem Rainbow Family in virtual duo, trio and quartet settings with Douglas Ewart, Joelle Leandre, Derek Bailey & Steve Lacy.

Bailey, Derek / Andrea Centazzo: Drops [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Andrea Centazzo:
Drops [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $29.95    




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Originally released in 1977 during an extremely creative period for both UK free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey and Italian percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this 3rd album on the Ictus label finds both players defining each of these extraordinary improvisations through instrumental timbres, dynamics and metronome speeds chosen to suit each piece.

Bailey, Derek: Concert In Milwaukee [CASSETTE]
Bailey, Derek:
Concert In Milwaukee [CASSETTE]

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $19.95    




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A reissue of the Bailey solo guitar cassette tape release of a 1983 concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the same year, originally sold by Bailey in concert during his tour of Japan in the same year.

Mengelberg / Brotzmann / Parker / Bennink / Rutherford / Bailey / Bennink : Groupcomposing [VINYL]
Mengelberg / Brotzmann / Parker / Bennink / Rutherford / Bailey / Bennink :
Groupcomposing [VINYL]

(Our Swimmer -- Germany )


Price: $26.95    




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Authoritative and playful free improvisation in the European Free Jazz style, this 1978 album on Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink's Instant Composers Pool (ICP) label, included the pianist and drummer along with Peter Brotzmann, Peter Bennink and Evan Paker on sax, Paul Rutherford on trombone, and Derek Bailey on guitar, in a much-need reissue of this seminal album.

Bailey, Derek / Charlie Morrow & Friends: New York 1982 [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Charlie Morrow & Friends:
New York 1982 [VINYL]

(Recital -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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Recorded in 1982 during a series of extraordinary free improv concerts by guitarist Derek Bailey and trumpeter Charlie Marrow, performing in configurations from solo to full septet with performers from NY's "New Wilderness" collective: percussionist Glen Velez, saxophonist & sound poet Steve McCaffery, trumpeter Carol E. Tuynman, saxophonist Patricia Burgess and trumpeter Michael Snow.

Gadt, Anna / Zbigniew Chojnacki / Krzysztof Gradziuk: Renaissance Gesualdo [2 CDs]
Gadt, Anna / Zbigniew Chojnacki / Krzysztof Gradziuk:
Renaissance Gesualdo [2 CDs]

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $19.95    




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An epic journey in free vocal improvised music from the trio of vocalist Anna Gadt with Zbigniew Chojnacki on accordion & live electronics and Krzysztof Gradziuk on drums, performing live in the studio in Nieport, Poland, with arrangements, deconstructions and original music by Anna Gadt, along with the theme from "Monumentum pro Gesualdo" by Igor Stravinski.

Gjerstad, Frode / Steve Hubback: One Foot Moving
Gjerstad, Frode / Steve Hubback:
One Foot Moving

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Reissuing the 2005 Utech release from the duo of Frode Gjerstad on clarinets and Steve Hubback on hand-made drums, cymbals and gong, performing live at Lille Konsertsal, Stavanger, Norway, in February 2001.

Oxley, Tony: February Papers
Oxley, Tony:
February Papers

(Discus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Reissuing percussionist and electronic innovator Tony Oxley's 1977 Incus album, collecting works from Oxley's evolving approaches, including a quartet with bassist Barry Guy and violinists David Bourne & Philipp Wachsmann; a trio with Barry Guy and Ian Brighton on electric guitar; and solo pieces including a piece for Evan Parker emulating his sound through electronics.

Parker, Evan: The Ayes Have It
Parker, Evan:
The Ayes Have It

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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Two performances by one-off groups, both featuring Evan Parker (saxophones) and Paul Rogers (double bass) -- a 1983 trio studio recording with percussionist Jamie Muir, and a 1991 quartet gig with percussionist Mark Sanders and visiting trombonist Wolter Wierbos.

Various Artists: Option 1 [2 CDs]
Various Artists:
Option 1 [2 CDs]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Since 2015 Chicago's Experimental Sound Studio has hosted a series of concert followed by a discussion with the artist, with funding for the series assisted by Corbett vs. Dempsey; this CD collects recordings from the last year, including Susan Alcorn, Gerry Hemingway, Greg Kelley, Kris Davis, Wayne Horvitz, Ingrid Laubrock, LaDonna Smith, Sandy Ewen, Douglas Ewart, &c &c.

Zorn, John: Chimeras
Zorn, John:
Chimeras

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Revised version of this 2001 chamber work inspired by the remarkable worlds of Henry Darger, Lewis Carroll and Unica Zurn, remastered and resequenced with a new postlude.

Bailey, Derek / Evan Parker: The London Concert [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Evan Parker:
The London Concert [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $29.95    




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Long out of print on both the Incus label where it was released in 1975, and on Evan Parker's psi imprint, this is a much needed reissue of the original configuration of this legendary album of UK free improvising guitarist Derek Bailey in concert with saxophonist Evan Parker on tenor and soprano, performing live at Wigmore Hall in London on 14 February 1975; essential.

Bailey, Derek / Jamie Muir: Dart Drug [VINYL]
Bailey, Derek / Jamie Muir:
Dart Drug [VINYL]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $22.95    




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A reissue of the 1981 Incus LP of guitarist Derek Bailey with one-time King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir ("Larks Tongues in Aspic"), also a member of Bailey's Music Improvisation Company, an album of hovering harmonics from Bailey's feedback amidst Muir's kitchen-sink collection of items that creates a unique and riveting complement to Bailey's playing.

Bailey, Derek / Mototeru Takagi: Live At Farout, Atsugi 1987
Bailey, Derek / Mototeru Takagi:
Live At Farout, Atsugi 1987

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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Japanese free improvisation legend, soprano saxophonist Mototeru Takagi (高木元輝), having been a one-time member of Masayuki Takayangi's New Direction Unit, shows his affinity to guitarists in this 1987 live performance at FarOut, in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan with UK free improvising guitar legend Derek Bailey, presenting four contemplative & intricate avant improvisations.

Company (Bailey / Frith / Lewis / Parker / Oppens / Le Baron / Suzuki / Tippetts / Toshizawa / Tippe
Company (Bailey / Frith / Lewis / Parker / Oppens / Le Baron / Suzuki / Tippetts / Toshizawa / Tippett / Wachsmann):
Epiphany [VINYL 2 LPs]

(Honest Jons Records -- UK )


Price: $32.95    




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Derek Bailey's Company Week between June 29th and July 3rd in 1982 brought together a superb set of free and open-minded improvisers--including Keith Tippets, Phillip Waschmann, George Lewis, Julie Tippets, Fred Frith, &c--performing "Epiphany" (sides A & B) as a continuous work for all musicians, and "Epiphanies" (sides C & D), shorter pieces of smaller groupings.

Bailey, Derek / Agusti Fernandez: A Silent Dance
Bailey, Derek / Agusti Fernandez:
A Silent Dance

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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Recorded by Agusti Fernandez himself, these are lovely dialogs between the pianist and Derek Bailey on electric; rich and reserved conversation with free improv's elder statesman.

Bailey, Derek / Ingar Zach: Seven
Bailey, Derek / Ingar Zach:
Seven

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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Bailey, Derek / Louis Moholo  / Thebe Lipere: Village Life
Bailey, Derek / Louis Moholo / Thebe Lipere:
Village Life

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Bailey meets with two percussionists from the South African jazz exodus in a London bar, starting with crowd sound as Bailey and the percussion weave their way into the sound, restrained yet multitimbral music with Bailey's unique approach to open improvisation and microtonal playing, a unique album from Bailey's vast catalog.

Bailey, Derek / Susie Ibarra: Daedal
Bailey, Derek / Susie Ibarra:
Daedal

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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Bailey, Derek: Concert In Milwaukee
Bailey, Derek:
Concert In Milwaukee

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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A reissue of the Bailey solo guitar cassette tape release of a 1983 concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the same year, originally sold by Bailey in concert during his tour of Japan in the same year.

Bailey, Derek: Live at G's Club - Barcelona Chronicles
Bailey, Derek:
Live at G's Club - Barcelona Chronicles

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $14.00    




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London Scene guitar master Derek Bailey from a 2004 live recording performing solo on electric guitar at G's Club, originally issued as a CDR but here complete on DVD.

Bailey, Derek: Lot 74 - Solo Improvisations
Bailey, Derek:
Lot 74 - Solo Improvisations

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $19.95    




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Reissue of Derek Bailey's 2nd Incus LP from 1974, fully remastered to bring Bailey's uniquely personal improvisation style clearly into the 21st century.

Bailey, Derek: More 74
Bailey, Derek:
More 74

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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UK free jazz guitar icon in unreleased solo material remastered from the original reel-to-reel recordings recorded in London, 1974, Bailey playing mostly electric guitar.

Bailey, Derek: New Sights, Old Sounds [2 CDs]
Bailey, Derek:
New Sights, Old Sounds [2 CDs]

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $27.95    




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A much-needed reissue of Derek Bailey's 1978 2-CD Japanese release on the Morgue label, the first disc a series of studio improvisations and the second presenting two live performances in Nagoya and Kalavinka.

Bailey, Derek: Solo Guitar Vol. 2
Bailey, Derek:
Solo Guitar Vol. 2

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Twenty years after recording his classic LP "Solo Guitar", guitar improviser and legend Derek Bailey sat down again to record these seven tracks, pure Bailey in his idiosyncratic and non-idiomatic approach to free improvisation, a style that has influenced generations and left a recording legacy sure to influence generations more to come.

Baker, Duck: The Ducks Palace
Baker, Duck:
The Ducks Palace

(Incus -- Great Britain )


Price: $17.95    




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American fingerstyle improvising guitarist Duck Baker in a collection of duos and trios recorded from 1993-2004, with Derek Bailey, Cyro Baptista, Roswell Rudd, and John Zorn.

Company 91 (Bailey / Lovens / Zorn / Buckethead): Volume 2
Company 91 (Bailey / Lovens / Zorn / Buckethead):
Volume 2

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Guitarist Derek Bailey organized "Company Week" sessions to help musicians break out of their familiar patterns by having them play in varying combinations over several nights, here with Pat Thomas (electronics & keyboards), Paul Lovens (percussion), Paul Rogers (bass), Buckethead (guitar), Yves Robert (trombone), Vanessa Mackness (voice), John Zorn (saxophone), & Alexander Balanescu (violin).

Company 91 (Bailey / Lovens / Zorn / Buckethead): Volume 3
Company 91 (Bailey / Lovens / Zorn / Buckethead):
Volume 3

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Guitarist Derek Bailey organized "Company Week" sessions to help musicians break out of their familiar patterns by having them play in varying combinations over several nights, here with Pat Thomas (electronics & keyboards), Paul Lovens (percussion), Paul Rogers (bass), Buckethead (guitar), Yves Robert (trombone), Vanessa Mackness (voice), John Zorn (saxophone), & Alexander Balanescu (violin).

Company: Once
Company:
Once

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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From Bailey's live recordings at The Arts Theater in May 1987, excellent groupings of players inc. Barre Phillips, Carlos Zingaro, Tristan Honsinger, Lee Konitz, Steve Noble &c.

Oxley, Tony with Bailey / Rutherford / Thomas / &c.: A Birthday Tribute - 75 Years
Oxley, Tony with Bailey / Rutherford / Thomas / &c.:
A Birthday Tribute - 75 Years

(Incus -- UK )


Price: $17.95    




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Five recordings, 2 from 1977 at Tempo Natural and 3 from 1993, where Tony Oxley leads various permutations of improvisers Derek Bailey, Paul Rutherford, Pat Thomas, Matt Wand, Phillip Wachsmann, Ian Brighton; outstanding!

Parker, Evan / Derek Bailey / Han Bennink: The Topography of the Lungs [VINYL]
Parker, Evan / Derek Bailey / Han Bennink:
The Topography of the Lungs [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- Great Britain )


Price: $23.95    




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2018 Reissue: A much-needed vinyl reissue of the seminal London & European Free Improv trio release from 1970, an amazing album showing the relationships between established jazz forms and the emerging modern language.

Bailey, Derek / Paul Motian: Duo in Concert [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]
Bailey, Derek / Paul Motian:
Duo in Concert [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Frozen Reeds -- Finland )


Price: $34.95    




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Discovered in the archives of guitarist and free improv innovator Derek Bailey's Incus Records label are these two live performances between Bailey and percussionist Paul Motian, mastered by Jim O'Rourke and presented as a vinyl LP with a 1990 performance at JazzMarathon at De Oosterpoort, in Groningen, and as a download with a concert in 1991 at New Music Cafe, NYC.

Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio <i>[Used Item]</i>
Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson:
Live / Studio [Used Item]

(Bead -- UK )


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The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs.



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