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For me personally, I have to chose improv. That been said, you have to be playing with people that have the same mind set towards the music that you do. You have to be intuitive, instinctive to what the other guy is going to play and where he is going with it. I've heard before that music is a conversation, all the people need to speak, but at there own times they need to make a point. People can't be shouting all at once during the whole conversation. I agree only partially with this statement, because the most fun I have is after a long and dynamic session, at the end, just catharting myself into another place, playing with a sense of urgency, pure expression.
So it goes back to what reflects your way of life, you attitude the most? Are you a methodical, systematic planner that has a patern and place for everything, well that's cool and certainly musicians like people who know how to write, and thats where you fit in. Myself, well I wouldn't feel as good when I drop my sticks on the floor if I wasn't improvising.
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