music clip of the day

guitar players who sound like nobody else, part 2

Derek Bailey (1930-2005)

With tap-dancer Will Gaines, live, 1995

Want more of Will Gaines? Here.

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Playing (and talking) for friends, New York, 2001

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With the Shaking Ray Levis, live, New York, 2003

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“Laura,” 2002

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lagniappe

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

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Personally, I`ve found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else’s area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area.

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I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing.

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You can’t always wait for a composer to write the music you want to play.

—Derek Bailey