Aida (album)

This article is about the 1980 album by Derek Bailey. For other albums, see Aida (disambiguation).

Aida
Live album by
Derek Bailey
Released1980
RecordedJuly 4 and August 3, 1980
VenueThéâtre Dunois, Paris; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
GenreFree jazz
Length40:38
LabelIncus
Derek Bailey chronology
Music and Dance
(1980) 		Aida
(1980) 		Dart Drug
(1981)

Aida is a live album of solo acoustic performances by guitarist Derek Bailey which was recorded in Paris and London in 1980 and released by Incus.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick states "Aida is a remarkably beautiful entry to one of the world's masterful musicians. Indeed, he sounds like no one else".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Derek Bailey.

  1. "Paris" – 19:36
  2. "Niigata Snow" – 6:55
  3. "An Echo in Another's Mind" – 14:07

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Shapiro, R. Sessionography of Derek Bailey Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 31, 2016
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Incus LP discography accessed May 31, 2016
  3. ^ List of Incus LPs: Incus 40 Aida Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 31, 2016
  4. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Aida – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.