# Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation

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- Book: [Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-watson/derek-bailey-and-the-story-of-free-improvisation) ([Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-watson/derek-bailey-and-the-story-of-free-improvisation.md))
- Authors: [Ben Watson](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-watson)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-17-8168-105-3
- Pages: 496
- Published: 2013-07-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This brilliant biography of the cult guitar player will likely cause you to abandon everything you thought you knew about jazz improvisation, post-punk and the avant-garde. Derek Bailey was at the top...