Derek Baileys Improvisation , originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its formsIndian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music, rock, jazz, contemporary, and free music. By drawing on conversations with some of todays seminal improvisersincluding John Zorn, Jerry Garcia, Steve Howe, Steve Lacy, Lionel Salter, Earle Brown, Paco Pea, Max Roach, Evan Parker, and Ronnie ScottBailey offers a clear-eyed view of the breathtaking spectrum of possibilities inherent in improvisational practice, while underpinning its importance as the basis for all music-making.

Table of Contents

Part One * Indian music (1) * Indian music (2) * Flamenco Part Two * Baroque (1) * Baroque (2) * Organ (1) * Organ (2) Part Three * Rock * Audience * Jazz (1) * Jazz (2) * Jazz (2) Part Four * The Composer * The Composer and the Non-Improviser * The ComposerIn Practice (1) * The ComposerIn Practice (2) * The ComposerIn Question Part Five * Free * Joseph Holbrooke * The Music Improvisation Company * The MICThe Instrument * The MICRecording * Solo Part Six * Objections * Classroom Improvisation Part Seven * The Long Distance Improviser * Company * Limits and Freedom