In fact it's quite gratifyi... by Derek Bailey, an English Musician

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“In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.”

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Name: Derek Bailey

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Jan 29, 1932

Date of Death: Dec 25, 2005

Profession: Musician

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In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.

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I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing.

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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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For me, Company is still the best way for me to work.

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Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo.

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