Derek Bailey

E365070
composer guitarist improviser person

Derek Bailey was a pioneering English guitarist and leading figure in free improvisation, known for his highly unconventional, atonal playing style and influential solo and collaborative work.

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Derek Bailey canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
improviser ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2005 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Anthony Braxton ⓘ
Company (improvising ensemble) ⓘ
Evan Parker ⓘ
Fred Frith ⓘ
Gavin Bryars ⓘ
Han Bennink ⓘ
Jamie Muir ⓘ
John Zorn ⓘ
Joseph Holbrooke (trio) ⓘ
Milford Graves ⓘ
Ruins (band) ⓘ
Steve Lacy ⓘ
Tony Oxley ⓘ
birthDate 1930-01-29 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
Sheffield ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
causeOfDeath motor neurone disease ⓘ
deathDate 2005-12-25 ⓘ
familyName Bailey ⓘ
founded Company (improvising ensemble) ⓘ
Incus Records ⓘ
genre avant-garde music ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ
free improvisation ⓘ
givenName Derek ⓘ
influenced European free jazz scene ⓘ
free improvisation guitarists ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
knownFor atonal playing style ⓘ
collaborative improvisation ⓘ
highly unconventional guitar technique ⓘ
pioneering free improvisation on guitar ⓘ
solo improvisation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Derek Bailey self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
English ⓘ
notableWork Aida (album) ⓘ
Ballads (album) ⓘ
Company Week recordings ⓘ
Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music ⓘ
Solo Guitar (album) ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
music educator ⓘ
recordLabel FMP ⓘ
Incus Records ⓘ
Tzadik Records ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
style extended techniques on guitar ⓘ
non-idiomatic improvisation ⓘ

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Jim O'Rourke → associatedAct → Derek Bailey ⓘ
Derek Bailey → name → Derek Bailey self-link ⓘ