Derek Bailey, one of the founding fathers of the European improvising scene and Min Xiao-Fen, one of Chinaユs greatest pipa (Chinese lute) virtuosos met for the first time in front of these sensitive microphones to record this document of free improvisation at its best and most adventurous. Over the past 35 years, Bailey has been one of the most important innovators in music, with dozens of albums demonstrating his highly influential improvisational style and guitar technique. The young Min Xiao-Fen has recorded two stunningly beautiful albums of traditional and modern works for pipa and was featured on John Zornユs Filmworks 8. Two of the worldユs most exciting string players cross boundaries head-to-head in creating a musical meeting of East and West unlike anything youユve ever heard before.