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Mike Westbrook Orchestra
The Cortege
Album UK 1982 on Original Records label
Jazz, Rock and Classical (Modern, Contemporary Jazz, Experimental, Avant-garde)
The Cortege: A composition for jazz orchestra by Mike Westbrook with texts from Federico Garcia Lorca, Arthur Rimbaud, Hermann Hesse, William Blake, Guiseppe Gioachino Belli, John Clare, Pentti Saarikoski, and other European poetry, edited by Kate and Mike Westbrook. Recorded and mixed at The Music Centre, Wembley, March/April 1982.
Musicians
 | Mike Westbrook Orchestra , album by |
 | Chris Hunter as, *1957 GB alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute |
 | Kate Westbrook voc, th, GB arranged by, lyrics, design, sleeve, photography by, producer, tenor horn, piccolo flute, vocals, flute, bamboo flute |
 | Chris Biscoe as, *1947 GB baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto clarinet, flute |
 | Steve Cook eb, b, *1948 GB bass |
 | Lindsay Cooper bsn, ob, 1951-2013 GB bassoon, oboe, sopranino saxophone |
 | Georgie Born vc, b, *1955 GB cello |
 | Mike Westbrook p, *1936 GB composed by, arranged by, piano, producer, tuba |
 | Dave Barry dr, perc, GB drums, percussion |
 | Brian Godding g, *1945 GB guitar |
 | Phil Todd , *1956 GB tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute |
 | Malcolm Griffiths tb, *1941 GB trombone, bass trombone |
 | Dave Plews tr, fh, trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Dick Pearce tr, fh, *1951 GB trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Guy Barker tr, *1957 GB trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Phil Minton voc, tr, *1940 GB trumpet, vocals |
 | Alan Sinclair , tuba |
 | David Powell tu, tuba, 2nd tuba |
Producers
| Cooke Key design, sleeve |
| John Richards engineer |
| Tim Pennington engineer, assistant |
| Laurence Aston executive-producer |
| Peter Harenberg mastered by |
| John Paul Gregory photography by |
| Fiachra Trench producer |
Composers
| Kate Westbrook |
| Mike Westbrook |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Starts Here | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 5:18 | |
| 2 | Democratie | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 7:55 | |
| 3 | Berlin 16.2.79 | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 9:25 | |
| 4 | Erme Estuary | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 8:40 | |
| 5 | Guitar Solo | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 2:31 | |
| 6 | Knivshult/Ash Wednesday | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 4:54 | |
| 7 | Ruote Che Girano | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 6:48 | |
| 8 | Piano | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 3:06 | |
| 9 | Leñador | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 11:32 | |
| 10 | July '79 | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 12:49 | |
| 11 | Enface | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 14:03 | |
| 12 | Cordoba | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 8:11 | |
| 13 | Santarcangelo | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | ||
| 14 | Free As Bird | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 1:18 | |
| 15 | Evening | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 1:35 | |
| 16 | Jerusalem | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 2:27 | |
| 17 | Dawn | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 1:50 | |
| 18 | Piped Music | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 3:35 | |
| 19 | Dirge | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 0:55 | |
| 20 | Didn't He Ramble | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 1:41 | |
| 21 | Cadenza | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 3:39 | |
| 22 | Kyrie | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 6:12 | |
| 23 | A Hearth Burns | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | ||
| 24 | The Toper's Rant | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 8:49 | |
| 25 | Une Vie | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 1:15 | |
| 26 | Graffitti | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 6:24 | |
| 27 | Duet | Mike Westbrook Orchestra | 2:45 |
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