Actually maybe this is my favourite track on the Westbrook Blake.

What a powerful piece!

#jazz #MikeWestbrook #WestbrookBlake #LetTheSlave

https://youtu.be/oLN86hp6lSk?si=OKinnEGaIBELauvu

Tired of the Christmas fare on the radio this morning, I reckoned the Westbrook Blake would be a suitable remedy, and so it proved.

This is my favourite tune from the collection - I can't find the original online, but this live recording is excellent, too!

#jazz #MikeWestbrook #WestbrookBlake

https://youtu.be/95LDE_dJRsU?si=nUNzll6h14AnPW2o

Mike Westbrook's Love Songs by The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, released on Deram in 1970.

An absolute classic with Norma Winstone on vocals and some of the greatest British jazz players of the time. Original Peter is the highlight, which almost sounds like Stereolab. Cool as.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gEoWm3mah0&list=PLPWnrnYl8Z7tlNGBboEXWbZHS4LjIPMCV&index=4

#MikeWestbrook #BigBand #NormaWinstone #BritJazz #Jazz #Music #MikeOsbourne #ChrisSpedding #HarryMiller

SARAJEVO SUITE (LIVE 1994)
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/jean-jacques-birge/blog/260625/sarajevo-suite-live-1994

#sarajevo #gaza #claudepieplu #lhommealacamera #jeanjacquesbirge #bernardvitet #henritexier #lindsaycooper #philminton #mikewestbrook #thomasbloch #balanescuquartet #bojanz #chrisbiscoe #katewestbrook #undramemusicalinstantané #noëlakchoté #sebastientexier #tonyrabeson #abdulahsidran #gerardsiracusa #sarajevosuite

Love and Understanding
Citadel/Room 315 Sweden 1974
Mike Westbrook
featuring John Surman, released on My Only Desire records in 2020

"..Surman - playing baritone and soprano saxophone, plus bass clarinet - is in sumptuously freewheeling form throughout, soaring between wild expression and wonderfully controlled playing, perfectly complimenting Mike's compositions that gracefully move from jazz-rock, ballads, to tightly composed orchestral themes and more avant-garde moments. Backed by the 16-piece Swedish Radio Jazz Group led by saxophonist Arne Domnérus and Argentinian trumpeter Americo Bellotto, the group comprised the finest players on the Swedish scene, including trumpeters Jan Allan and Bertil Lövgren, guitarist Rune Gustafsson, pianist Bengt Hallberg and drummer Egil Johansen.."

https://westbrookjazz.co.uk/mikewestbrook/love_understanding_cd.shtml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAlMsAncNOc&list=PLvn_WNPfRtU2QjLH-jttoRh6LlVE8KMKy&index=6

#mikewestbrook #britjazz #johnsurman #swedishjazz