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Derek Bailey
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The guitarist Derek Bailey, from Sheffield, worked for years as a musician in dance bands, in clubs and for television. From the 1960s he gave that up and in London developed a radically free way of playing, in which there is no longer any melody, chord changes or fixed metre. He used large leaps, harmonics and sounds from the strings. In 1970, with Evan Parker and Tony Oxley, he founded the label Incus, and from 1976 he organised Company, shifting groups of improvisers. His book Improvisation (1980) is a standard work. On Ballads (2002) he plays well-known songs after all, in his own way.
Listening
Improvisation on Guitar Piece No. 1 · Derek Bailey, 1966
Laura · Derek Bailey, 2002
Third Stream Boogaloo · The Music Improvisation Company, 1970
Discography
Studio albums
- 1970The Topography of the Lungs
- 1971Han Bennink & Derek Bailey
- 1971Solo Guitar
- 1972Derek Bailey & Han Bennink
- 1973Incus Taps
- 1975Duo 2
- 1975Improvisation
- 1976Guitar Solos 2
- 1978Fragments
- 1978Groupcomposing
- 1978New Sights, Old Sounds
- 1979Time
- 1980Idylle und Katastrophen
- 1981Dart Drug
- 1981Metalanguage Festival of Improvised Music 1980, Volume 2: The Science Set
- 1982Yankees
- 1985Notes: Solo Guitar Improvisations
- 1988Cyro
- 1988Figuring
- 1989Lace
- 1991Solo Guitar Volume 2
- 1992Different Guitars
- 1992Duo & Trio Improvisations
- 1993Moment Précieux
- 1993Playing
- 1993Wireforks
- 1994Drop Me Off at 96th
- 1995Banter
- 1995Saisoro
- 1996Drops
- 1996Guitar, Drums 'n' Bass
- 1996寄り添い合いし 秩序と無秩序の気配かな
- 1997And,
- 1997Legend of the Blood Yeti
- 1997Music and Dance
- 1997Soho Suites
- 1997The Sign of 4
- 1997Trio Playing
- 1998Han
- 1998Takes Fakes and Dead She Dances
- 1998Tohjinbo
- 1998Viper
- 1999Arch Duo
- 1999Daedal
- 1999Departures
- 1999Fairly Early With Postscripts
- 1999Play Backs
- 1999Post Improvisation, Volume 1: When We're Smilin
- 1999Post Improvisation, Volume 2: Air Mail Special
- 2000Llaer
- 2000LOCationAL
- 2000Mirakle
- 2000Songs
- 2000String Theory
- 2001Bids
- 2001Close to the Kitchen
- 2001Duos, London 2001
- 2001Fish
- 2001Hello Goodbye
- 2001Ore
- 200215 August 2001
- 2002Ballads
- 2002Barcelona
- 2002Derek Bailey & Franz Hautzinger
- 2002Pieces for Guitar
- 2002Right off
- 2002Seven
- 2002Tristan (Duo)
- 2002Under Tracey's Bed
- 2003Limescale
- 2003Nearly A D
- 2003Soshin
- 2004Meanwhile, Back in Sheffield
- 2005Carpal Tunnel
- 2005The Gospel Record (Reference Edition)
- 2006Bruise with Derek Bailey
- 2006Derek
- 2007Standards
- 2007The Advocate
- 2009Lot 74 Solo Improvisations
- 2011And
- 2012Derek Bailey Plus One Music Ensemble
- 2013A Birthday Tribute - 75 Years
- 2013Tout For Tea!
- 2015Another Evening at Logos 1974 79 81 / Record One
- 2016L'Astrolab
- 2018Duo
- 2022Domestic Jungle
- 2022New York 1982
- 2023The Complete 15th August 2001
Other work
- 1968Karyobin · Spontaneous Music Ensemble
- 1974Lot 74
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- European free improvisation Genre
The guitarist Derek Bailey spoke of non-idiomatic improvisation: free playing that is tied to no existing style at all.