Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music

Derek Bailey’s Improvisation, originally published in\n1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and\nphotographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of\nimprovisation in all its forms—Indian music, flamenco, baroque,\norgan music, rock, jazz, contemporary, and ”free” music. By drawing\non conversations with some of today’s seminal improvisers—including\nJohn Zorn, Jerry Garcia, Steve Howe, Steve Lacy, Lionel Salter,\nEarle Brown, Paco Peña, Max Roach, Evan Parker, and Ronnie\nScott—Bailey offers a clear-eyed view of the breathtaking spectrum\nof possibilities inherent in improvisational practice, while\nunderpinning its importance as the basis for all\nmusic-making.\n\n