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Re: Ideology in looping?



i think steve lawson said:
>the notion that there are boundaries to 'free' improvisation is
>surely a misnomer, no?
'free improv' is whatya make it, no?
in my world, it's never truly free..... unless the players have damaged 
&/or 
short-circuited memories.
otoh:
in my experience, it doesn't approach being 'free' until it allows for the 
'free' inclusive use of *any* of the so-called 'restrictive' elements, eg 
riddim/melody/harmony/idiom.
dt / splattercell