Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation by Ben Watson (English) Paperba

Description: Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation by Ben Watson Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This brilliant biography of the cult guitar player will likely cause you to abandon everything you thought you knew about jazz improvisation, post-punk and the avant-garde. Derek Bailey was at the top of his profession as a dance band and record-session guitarist when, in the early 1960s, he began playing an uncompromisingly abstract form of music. Today his anti-idiom of "Free Improvisation" has become the lingua franca of the "avant" scene, with Pat Metheny, John Zorn, David Sylvian and Sonic Youths Thurston Moore among his admirers. Notes A brilliant biography of the cult guitar player and improviser. Author Biography Ben Watson is a writer on music and culture. He is the author of numerous books including Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play, Art, Class & Cleavage and Adorno for Revolutionaries. Review The ideal biographer of Derek Bailey. -- John Fordham * Guardian *I am an enthusiast for the Watson method and Im prepared to follow him, even to places where I wouldnt under other circumstances go ... His attack, his singularity. His indecent decency. -- Iain Sinclair Promotional Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business Long Description This brilliant biography of the cult guitar player will likely cause you to abandon everything you thought you knew about jazz improvisation, post-punk and the avant-garde. Derek Bailey was at the top of his profession as a dance band and record-session guitarist when, in the early 1960s, he began playing an uncompromisingly abstract form of music. Today his anti-idiom of .Free Improvisation. has become the lingua franca of the .avant. scene, with Pat Metheny, John Zorn, David Sylvian and Sonic Youth.s Thurston Moore among his admirers. Review Text eoeThe ideal biographer of Derek Bailey.e Review Quote "The ideal biographer of Derek Bailey."-John Fordham, Guardian "I am an enthusiast for the Watson method and Im prepared to follow him, even to places where I wouldnt under other circumstances go ... His attack, his singularity. His indecent decency."-Iain Sinclair Details ISBN1781681058 Author Ben Watson Language English ISBN-10 1781681058 ISBN-13 9781781681053 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-07-02 Edition 2nd Revised edition Illustrations Yes Imprint Verso Books Subtitle And the Story of Free Improvisation Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1956 Short Title DEREK BAILEY REV/E Edition Description Revised AU Release Date 2013-07-02 NZ Release Date 2013-07-02 UK Release Date 2013-07-02 Pages 480 Publisher Verso Books Replaces 9781844670031 DEWEY 787.87165092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:52948971;

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