Derek Bailey & Tony Coe – Time [2LP] Drone / Minimalism For Egberto Gismonti’s “​Nó Caipira”

For Egberto Gismonti’s “​Nó Caipira”

one or more violinists walk slowly through the performance space in a zig-zag pattern while sustaining long tones

Played slowly

The B side presents two pieces for percussion recorded here for the first time

or a prayer

Derek Bailey & Tony Coe – Time [2LP] Drone / Minimalism For Egberto Gismonti’s “​Nó Caipira”"Multi reedist Tony Coe was born in 1934, four years after guitarist Derek Bailey. He cut his teeth as a career jazzman with Humphrey Lyttleton, before an extended stint with the Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band. On this rare 1979 duo outing, he sticks to clarinet. And though that instrument has an illustrious jazz pedigree, Coes playing here is something else. Its worth noting that the clarinettist has also played under the baton of arch modernist