I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me.
Derek Bailey Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 29th January, 1930 |
| Death: | 25th December, 2005 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Guitarist |
About
Derek Bailey was born in Sheffield, England. He was an English avant-garde guitarist and leading figure in the free improvisation movement. As an adult he worked as a guitarist and session musician in clubs, radio, dance hall bands, and so on, playing with many performers including Morecambe and Wise, Gracie Fields, Bob Monkhouse and Kathy Kirby, and on television programs such as Opportunity Knocks. In 1980, he wrote the book Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice.
