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Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music (edition 1993)

by Derek Bailey

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Derek Bailey's Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its forms--Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music, rock, jazz, contemporary, and "free" music. By drawing on conversations with some of today's seminal improvisers--including John Zorn, Jerry Garcia, Steve Howe, Steve Lacy, Lionel Salter, Earle Brown, Paco Peña, Max Roach, Evan Parker, and Ronnie Scott--Bailey offers a clear-eyed view of the breathtaking spectrum of possibilities inherent in improvisational practice, while underpinning its importance as the basis for all music-making.… (more)
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Title:Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music
Authors:Derek Bailey
Info:Da Capo Press (1993), Paperback, 146 pages
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Rating:*****
Tags:jazz, improvisation, theory

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Bellissimo libro sull'improvvisazione musicale, per esperti e tuttavia accessibile con la sua struttura che attraversa vari idiomi musicali (dalla musica indiana al jazz) attraverso contributi personali e interviste. Il centro è l'improvvisazione libera che lo stesso Bailey praticava, ma il viaggio passa attraverso molte tappe interessanti. ( )
  d.v. | May 16, 2023 |
Derek Bailey apôtre de la guitare free-jazz questionne dans ce livre plusieurs musiciens/improvisateurs de divers horizons (jazz, free-jazz, Classique, musique classique, rock, flamenco…) sur leur approche de l’improvisation afin de remettre en question sa propre vision de l’improvisation.

Le résultat, loin de chercher une approche unique de l’improvisation au sein de tous les styles de musiques, met en valeur toutes les formes d’improvisations et leurs origines depuis la nuit des temps.

Contrairement à « la partition intérieure » de Jacques Siron qui est plus un « outil technique » pour l’improvisateur, le livre de Derek Bailey questionne le musicien/improvisateur sur des questions simples qui font quelquefois débats :

Faut-il improviser sans public pour éviter toute influence extérieure (inhibition due au public ou au contraire exhibition virtuose pour plaire à ce dernier) ou faut-il jouer avec un public pour utiliser son énergie ?

Peut-on jouer des « plans » déjà utilisés ou faut-il uniquement jouer ce que l’on a jamais joué ? Et si cela est impossible, quelle limite se fixer ?

Bref, un livre indispensable sur « la nature de l’improvisation et sa pratique » comme le dit si bien le titre ;) !
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  jd.crouhy | Sep 7, 2011 |
Mostly based on interviews, with extended analysis and discussion. This is a very interesting journey through the motivations and learning/ rehearsal practices of many different styles of improvisation, from church organ music to northern indian music to jazz. Great quotes from Jerry Garcia, Gavin Bryars, and Steve Lacy among others. ( )
  andrewlorien | Oct 20, 2010 |
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Derek Bailey's Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its forms--Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music, rock, jazz, contemporary, and "free" music. By drawing on conversations with some of today's seminal improvisers--including John Zorn, Jerry Garcia, Steve Howe, Steve Lacy, Lionel Salter, Earle Brown, Paco Peña, Max Roach, Evan Parker, and Ronnie Scott--Bailey offers a clear-eyed view of the breathtaking spectrum of possibilities inherent in improvisational practice, while underpinning its importance as the basis for all music-making.

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