Aida (album)

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

Aida
Live album by Derek Bailey
Released	1980
Recorded	July 4 and August 3, 1980
Venue	Théâtre Dunois, Paris; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Genre	Free jazz
Length	40:38
Label	Incus
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
Source	Rating
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

• Derek Bailey – acoustic guitar

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. Olewnick, Brian. Aida – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2016.