Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian, & Paul Wertico

A four‑person collaboration documented on the three‑CD set The Sign Of 4, recorded in 1996 and published in 1997 on Knitting Factory Works, featuring Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian and Paul Wertico.

Derek Bailey was an English experimental/free‑improvisation guitarist. Pat Metheny is an American jazz guitarist. Gregg Bendian and Paul Wertico are American percussionists/drummers. The Sign Of 4 is a three‑CD, atonal/experimental improvisation project recorded in 1996 and released in 1997 on Knitting Factory Works (as stated in the review).

A detailed review of The Sign Of 4 describes a demanding, three‑CD free‑improvisation encounter by Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian and Paul Wertico. The music is called unclassifiable, atonal and disturbing. Recorded in 1996; released 1997 on Knitting Factory Works. The review is vivid, ironic and ambivalent.

For:Fans of free improvisation, avant‑garde and experimental jazz; open‑minded listeners seeking challenging music.