Derek Bailey - R.I.P.

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Derek Bailey, free improvising avant-garde guitarist has died (25th), at the age of 75.

He has links to the prog scene, as Lol Coxhill & Fred Frith were in
Company, his ever changing band of inprovisational musicians.  He also
formed the record label Incus in 1970.  He also has worked with
Pat Metheny, John Zorn and David Sylvian amongst others.

I am unfamiliar with his music personally, so I was curious to know how avant garde it was and whether any of it is prog?

Derek died of Motor Neuron disease which he had been suffering with for some time.

Requiscat in pace Derek Bailey (29/01/1930 - 25/12/2005)

Edited by Geck0

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VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Topic: Derek Bailey - R.I.P. Posted: December 26 2005 at 22:19
	Derek Bailey, free improvising avant-garde guitarist has died (25th), at the age of 75. He has links to the prog scene, as Lol Coxhill & Fred Frith were in Company, his ever changing band of inprovisational musicians. He also formed the record label Incus in 1970. He also has worked with Pat Metheny, John Zorn and David Sylvian amongst others. I am unfamiliar with his music personally, so I was curious to know how avant garde it was and whether any of it is prog? Derek died of Motor Neuron disease which he had been suffering with for some time. Requiscat in pace Derek Bailey (29/01/1930 - 25/12/2005) Edited by Geck0


Manunkind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 2373	Posted: December 27 2005 at 04:49
	I was only reading up on him and listening to his music a month or so ago. Difficult stuff, but very lyrical. Definitely too far out for it to be labelled even as RIO, in my opinion. Peace be with his soul. Edited by Manunkind
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VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Posted: December 27 2005 at 08:59
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