Derek Bailey has recorded many LPs and CDs, yet his style never fails to invigorate.
This one is no exception.
These five totally improvised duos between Bailey and string bassist Joëlle Leandre, live in concert at Les Instants Chavirés in Montreuil, France, are some of the most interesting examples of the free music genre.
Bailey's electric guitar reverberates ever so spasmodically next to Leandre's scratchy, then hyper-technical bass.
Leandre can play with such virtuosity and intensity, but Bailey can counter with space and atmospherics before concentrating on little sounds.
Call it a symphony of tiny, sometimes busy, sounds, and you get the idea.
The entire album is a lesson in interaction: Leandre and Bailey duel, but only peripherally; they blend not as one, but as a two-headed dragon.
In all, a cause for celebration.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Waiting, OneDerek Bailey, Martin Luther Lennon, Joëlle Léandre | Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre | Play | 17:05 | 15 MB | 69 MB |
| 2 | No Waiting, TwoDerek Bailey, Martin Luther Lennon, Joëlle Léandre | Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre | Play | 06:43 | 6 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | No Waiting, ThreeDerek Bailey, Martin Luther Lennon, Joëlle Léandre | Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre | Play | 09:12 | 8 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | No Waiting, FourDerek Bailey, Martin Luther Lennon, Joëlle Léandre | Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre | Play | 10:19 | 9 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | No Waiting, FiveDerek Bailey, Martin Luther Lennon, Joëlle Léandre | Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre | Play | 06:38 | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| 49 mins | 45 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 203 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Bailey | Composer, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jean-Marc Foussat | Engineer, Photography |
| 3 | Joëlle Léandre | Bass, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Martin Luther Lennon | Composer |
| 5 | Gérard Rouy | Liner Notes, Photography |
| 6 | Dan Warburton | Liner Notes |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |