Favorite Company Album?

[SilentKnowledge]

Hello,

I now would like to ask you members:

What is your favorite of Derek Bailey's Company recordings?

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Wow, ten choices I know nothing about! This is like a California election.

[LeMo]

The number 2 from the five Company I have (1, 3, 6, 7).

It's one of the most "basic" Company's album as it's featuring only a trio but in one of the greatest combination ever, particularly in 1976: Derek Bailey with Evan Parker and Anthony Braxton.

Four impros (on the LP, I don't know if this has ever made to CD) with Bailey on electric & acoustic guitar, Parker on tenor ans soprano sax, Braxton on soprano & alto sax, E flat, B flat and contrabass clarinets.

The best tune is "Akharajat" who is the longest.
This album is on the same level, if not better, than the two Leo encounters between Parker & Braxton.
And it's far better than any of the duet album between Bailey & Braxton.

My less favorite is the 1. Too much strings here (Honsinger, van Regteren Altena, Bailey) to my taste.
But I must confesse that I don't have listen to any of them in decade(s).

[Nate Dorward]

I've got 5, 6 & 7, Once, & vols. 1 + 3 of the 1991 Company. I'd probably go for the 6&7 CD but I haven't heard any of these for a little while.

[Jon Abbey]

I wonder how many people in the world are really qualified to comment on this. I have Once, 6+7, Epiphany and In Marseille, all of which I like more or less, I never got or got rid of the others listed.

I guess I'll vote for In Marseille, I saw that set of musicians the year after at Tonic in a similar kind of thing, coinciding with the release of the discs.

[Nate Dorward]

I might as well post a link to a piece by Nick Cain on 3 of the discs:

http://www.info.net.nz/opprobrium/ht..._reviewsC.html

which is actually pretty harsh on the Marseilles disc. I haven't heard it myself...

[frankiepop]

i heard co #2 which was none to exciting. i also possessed the music improv co lp with evan parker and hugh davies....again none to exciting..but i would vote for that 1st.


my favorite bailey's are probably both th zorn outings ....harras and yankees. i love yankees!