Improvisations for Cello and Guitar

Improvisations for Cello and Guitar
Live album by David Holland and Derek Bailey
Released	1971
Recorded	January 1971
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:28
Label	ECM ECM 1013
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Holland chronology
A.R.C. (1971) Improvisations for Cello and Guitar (1971) Music from Two Basses (1971)
Derek Bailey chronology
Buzz Soundtrack (1970) Improvisations for Cello and Guitar (1971) In Whose Tradition? (1971)

Improvisations for Cello and Guitar is an album by cellist David Holland and guitarist Derek Bailey recorded in 1971 and released on the ECM label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4] Todd S. Jenkins called the album "a dark resonant masterwork".^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Holland & Derek Bailey

1. "Improvised Piece III - 20:04
2. "Improvised Piece IV" - 8:16
3. "Improvised Piece V" - 10:08

• Recorded at the Little Theater Club in London, England in January, 1971

Personnel

• David Holland — cello
• Derek Bailey — guitar

References