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| | | straw 2 gold pictures (usa) #s2g 002 dvd derek bailey “playing for friends on 5th street” digital versatile disc - derek bailey playing for friends on 5th street (51:00)
| 2004 release ; dvd covering an intimate performance given the same year by derek bailey at bruce gallanter’s then recently re-located “downtown music gallery” shop. the dvd is professionally authored & replicated (it has a menu & everything!) ; the image & sound quality are superb. given derek’s recent passing into other planes of there, this film takes on a whole new level of importance as it documents what was most likely derek’s final visit to new york city ...
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when i was 17: the first time i went into the city by myself to go record shopping in the village; the first place i stopped was dmg. bruce was immediately very friendly when i asked him which derek bailey cd would be a good one to start with (my guitar teacher, chris amelar, had that week built up the “aura” of derek bailey: “the most unconventional guitar player out there” ; that he had been known for playing two guitars at the same time, etc...) bruce, after running through my likes and dislikes in regards to experimental music, settled on the “han” duo with han bennink on incus ; a disc which, to say the least, shaped my past & future vision(s) of improvisational and composed music quite drastically...
since then, and to this day, dmg is one of the best record stores in the world for experimental music. i had the pleasure of dealing with bruce in the capacity of his “sales rep” for forced exposure until my retirement in 2001, and still when i go to new york i find most of what i’m looking for in the racks at dmg. i highly recommend visting if you find yourself in nyc...
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| | straw 2 gold pictures press release... |
| derek bailey playing for friends on 5th street.
a dedication to irving & stephanie stone. produced and directed by robert o’haire. cover art & design by abby digital. special thanks to bruce & manny at downtown music gallery, nyc.
51 minutes - ntsc. |
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