Re: bailey book

[david cooper orton <or387751@subnet.virtual-pc.com>]

Kriist@aol.com wrote:

> is this derek bailey?

It is!

> ive been seeing his name about lately
> is the book anygood?

Yes, its an extremely detailed look at improvisation in various musical 
contexts
including Western art music, Indian (North & South), Flamenco, and jazz,
originally written in 1980, then heavily revised in 1992 and published by 
Da Capo
Press, New York. Out of print in the UK, but available via specialist 
music book
retailers (or amazon.com etc)

> is it technical(i.e.modes etc....)

The parts about Indian music, explaining differences from Western notation 
are
quite technical, although less about (playing) technique as suchso:

> ...is it philosophical(approaches etc...)
>

more so, yes, exploring the distinction(s) - real or imagined - between
inprovisation and composition - amongst other things. The book has been
recommeded in this forum several times in the last few years, and 
depending on
your tolerances, perhaps easier to deal with than Mr Bailey's guitar 
work(!)

Cheers

David
<http://www.mp3.com/davidcooperorton>