Mike Westbrook Orchestra - Catania

ArtistInfo

Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Catania

Album UK 2018 on Westbrook Records label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)

Album compiled from various sources recorded on July 24th/25th/26th 1992 at the Mike Westbrook Festival in Catania, Sicily. Restoration and editing at Temple Music Studios, London January 2018. Additional mixing and mastering at dBs Studios, Bristol, June and July 2018.

Musicians

	Mike Westbrook Orchestra , album by
	Steve Berry cb, b, GB bass, soloist, bass
	Frank Schaefer vc, cello, soloist, cello
	Peter Fairclough dr, *1956 GB drums, soloist, drums
	Debbie Dickinson , for mike westbrook orchestra
	Danilo Terenzi tb, 1956-1995 IT guest, trombone, soloist, trombone, soloist, trombones
	Dominique Pifarély vn, *1957 FR guest, violin, soloist, violin
	Phil Minton voc, tr, *1940 GB guest, voice, soloist, voices
	Mike Westbrook p, *1936 GB liner notes, english, piano, presenter, written by, soloist, piano, arranged by
	Corinne Léonet , , for mike westbrook orchestra
	Laurence Aston , , for mike westbrook orchestra
	Peter Conway management, orchestra representation
	Phil Clarke , for mike westbrook orchestra
	Peter Fritz photography by, photos (booklet pages 3, 4, 8)
	Sergio Amadori photography by, photos (booklet pages 7, 11)
	Pete Saberton p, 1950-2012 GB piano, soloist, piano
	Jon Hiseman dr, perc, *1944 GB edited by, editing by, post production, restoration by
	Alan Barnes bs, cl, as, *1959 GB saxophone, saxophones, soloist, clarinet and alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophones
	Alan Wakeman ts, ss, *1947 GB saxophone, saxophones, soloist, tenor saxophone, soloist, soprano saxophone
	Chris Biscoe as, *1947 GB saxophone, saxophones, soloist, soprano saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophones
	Chris Caldwell bs, GB saxophone, saxophones
	Pete Whyman cl, as, sax, *1962 GB saxophone, saxophones, soloist, soprano saxophone, soloist, alto saxophones
	Karen Street acc, ts, GB saxophone, accordion
	Adrian Lane tb, GB trombone
	Paul Nieman ts, tb, *1950 GB trombone, soloist, trombone, soloist, trombones
	Tracy Holloway tb, GB trombone
	Dave Plews tr, fh, trumpet
	Graham Russell tr, trumpet
	James McMillan tr, fh, trumpet, soloist, trumpet
	Noel Langley tr, fh, GB trumpet
	Andy Grappy tu, GB tuba
	Anthony Kerr vib, GB vibraphone, soloist, vibraphone
	Kate Westbrook voc, th, GB voice, soloist, voice, soloist, voices
	Pompeo Benincasa , presenter
	Sabina Sacchi , presenter

Producers

Sam Whitney Morris design

Callum Godfroy mastered by, mastering by, mixed by, additional mixing by

Jay Auborn mastered by, mastering by, mixed by, additional mixing by

Guy Le Querrec photography by, cover photo

Composers

Mike Westbrook

Federico García Lorca

Michael Kustow

William Blake

Billy Strayhorn

Bertolt Brecht

Kurt Weill

John Clare

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Introductions	Mike Westbrook Orchestra		4:32
2	View From The Drawbridge	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	10:21
3	Love And Understanding	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	18:36
4	Tender Love	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	3:33
5	Leñador	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Federico García Lorca, Mike Westbrook	18:16
6	Song Of The Rain	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Michael Kustow, Mike Westbrook	8:38
7	Factotum Al Bebop	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	10:38
8	I See Thy Form	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook, William Blake	4:20
9	I.D.M.A.T.	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	6:57
10	Lush Life	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Billy Strayhorn	8:57
11	South From Toulouse	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook	10:40
12	Long John Brown	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Mike Westbrook, William Blake	13:14
13	Surabaya Johnnny	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	8:15
14	Band Introductions	Mike Westbrook Orchestra		1:37
15	Alabamasong	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill	8:45
16	The Topers' Rant	Mike Westbrook Orchestra	John Clare, Mike Westbrook	12:56

30sec audio samples provided by

External Links

Discogs

iTunes

Spotify

ArtistInfo App

ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Mike%20Westbrook%20Orchestra&title=Catania

ArtistInfo Community

Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists Top 20 Albums

What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists Recent Albums

Mike Westbrook OrchestraCatania