Derek Bailey & Han Bennink

Derek Bailey & Han Bennink (subtitled Selections from Live Performances at Verity's Place) is a live album by guitarist Derek Bailey and percussionist Han Bennink which was recorded 1972 and released on the Incus label.[1][2]

Derek Bailey & Han Bennink
Live album by
Released1972
RecordedJune 16 & 17, 1972
VenueVerity's Place, London
GenreFree jazz
LabelIncus 9
Derek Bailey chronology
Solo Guitar
(1970)
Derek Bailey & Han Bennink
(1972)
Iskra 1903
(1972)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "This selection of live duet performances from 1972 is a wonder to listen to three decades after the original performances. The guitar's greatest improviser bantering musically with the Netherlands' greatest drummer is, no doubt, a point of interest for those interested in the extremes of Western music".[3]

Writing for Bells, Henry Kuntz commented: "Live At Verity's Place is the type of meeting that, due to the very stylistic differences it showcases, tends to push the music into unusual areas, stretching the musicians' abilities to the fullest. It's the type of meeting upon which the growth and expansion of improvised music depends."[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Derek Bailey and Han Bennink.

  1. "Call That a Balance" - 2:07
  2. "Misty" - 7:18
  3. "The Title" - 2:17
  4. "Who Is That" - 4:02
  5. "The Girl with the Concrete Tongue" - 4:35
  6. "Din Din Teo" - 9:31
  7. "On a Clear Day" - 4:07
  8. "Barb" - 1:36
  9. "Shake Your Arse White Man" - 1:32
  10. "Whiling" - 2:19
  11. "When Day Is Done and Shadows Fall I Think of You" - 4:10

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shapiro, R. Sessionography of Derek Bailey Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 5, 2016
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Incus LP discography accessed May 5, 2016
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Derek Bailey & Han Bennink – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Kuntz, Henry. "derek bailey + han bennink + ISKRA 1903 + verity's place". Bells. Retrieved 1 April 2022.