Derek Bailey George Lewis Duo

A short excerpt from a duo concert of Derek Bailey and George Lewis at the now defunct Spruce Street Forum in San Diego. Thanks to Karen Brookman and George Lewis for permission to post this.

Don't bother with the hater comments, they won't be approved. This video is a tribute to Derek Bailey.

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Music

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• Derek
• Bailey
• George
• Lewis
• Spruce
• Street
• Forum

[Earthnut2k]

Not to be mean, but if I wouldn't been told otherwise I'd take these people for two retards who have never seen an instrument before.

[castorandpolluxmusic]

Maybe its time for you to catch up with the rest of humanity and hear this like any other music (or sound).

Its funny, this video gets so many hater comments, but the 200 people at this concert had no problem "listening" to this music, "getting" this music, etc.

In fact, most of them were thrilled that Derek Bailey finally made it to San Diego.

Keep your ears open - - - -

[TheLydianRocks]

@bolluxmusic rest of humanity..pish, dream on mate, a very select group of simpletons would class this as music, but be proud of who you are, and keep pretending that by being condescending to people who recognize this for being a load of pretentious shite that you might make the ears of that person turn into the garbage yours must be. Every classically trained ear i've shown this to has laughed and said it was brilliant because its so well done LOL they thought it was a bloody joke

[castorandpolluxmusic]

@TheLydianRocks - so much for condescending . . . . . why is it that derek is the focus of so much hate? maybe you should go leave lame comments on fred frith videos and keith rowe videos . . . . or maybe you should post your own videos so we can all post hater comments on them.

[jennilou68]

Sounds like the soundtrack to the really bad 1960's Tom & Jerry Cartoons by Hannah & Barbera.

This stuff is what gave jazz a bad name. They should just call it imrov and leave the Jazz word out of it.

Jazz is about rhythms and there just ain't none here. Sorry. But hey, who's cares what I think.

[castorandpolluxmusic]

Actually, you're the one using the word "jazz" here.

And maybe its time to redefine your definition of rhythm.

I've been enjoying your videos, by the way.

[tartetel]

Music is one of the most abstract forms of art, you could even say it doesn' exist; it is just waves in the air. Taliking about physics in music, is something that I personally think is limiting in music. Who are certain persons to say what's music/art and what's not? It is up to the listener. If even one person thinks this is music/art, it is. That's my opinion.

[thecosmicrain]

Seriously, why would you talk over a musical performance? That's sheer and utter DISRESPECT for the musicians. But I guess you're not a person of ethics....

[Envee211]

@TheLydianRocks

I think that's kind of the point of his music. To not play musically. It's about acoustics and changing the way the instrument sounds, getting unusual tones and timbres out of harmonics or open strings or notes played on the frets. The focus of this is not structure, or melody, or harmony, it's the color of the sound, the tone of it, the timbres.

[newdawg100]

@TheLydianRocks

Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, and Gavin Bryars all worked with Bailey. I guess their musicianship is to be laughed at as well.

Lydian, you're still stuck playing adolescent games like who's better - Satriani or Vai. Damn, I did that shit when I was 10 years old, walking home from school with my friends. [Just to taunt you even more: I got Tony MacAlpine's autograph before he was even famous!]

[WretchedExcess]

George Lewis is fine man. I was just telling someone the other day about a time when I called George Lewis on the telephone way back when. He, the person I was speaking with, said that he had had a similar experience with Derek Bailey! Now here they both are together being great!

This is a great improvisation. I only wish I could have experienced this live!

[Sbrownlee]

@castorandpolluxmusic LOL He played in front of 200!!. Wow!! I guess I'm supposed to be impressed. "Now playing in the Blue Velvet room @ the Holiday Inn, the nauseating stylings of Derek Bailey" (originally intended to be a trio but the double bass player was too embarrassed to take the stage....er, I mean the floor on that side of the banquet room!) I passed this around to many guitarists that I've w/ with over the years (jazz, avant, rock, flamenco, classical players) We all had a good laff.

[heathdwatts]

This would have been a great show to see, hear, and experience.

[RhcpRoskildeTv]

Nice very nice!

[shuffleboil]

Wonderful music from two masters of improvisation.

[xblack13]

I'm not a big fan of abstract sound performance, but haters out there are simply brainwashed by corporate cultural imperialism. I say only babies should get formula, everyone else should stop consuming, and start producing art.