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OFF ABBEY ROAD

Mike Westbrook Band:
The music of The Beatles.

Music arranged by
Mike Westbrook.
Produced by William Strode and
Mike Westbrook.

Track Listing:
  1. Come Together (4.51)
  2. Something (8.46)
  3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer (3.34)
  4. Oh! Darling (4.31)
  5. Octopus's Garden (4.17)
  6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (7.57)
  7. Here Comes The Sun (6.24)
  8. Because (10.00)
  9. You Never Give Me Your Money (7.08)
  10. Sun King (2.28)
  11. Mean Mr. Mustard (2.06)
  12. Polythene Pam (1.50)
  13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (2.39)
  14. Golden Slumbers (3.55)
  15. Carry That Weight (1.20)
  16. The End (1.55)

Personnel:
Kate Westbrook (voice. tenor horn. piccolo)
Phil Minton (voice, trumpet)
Andy Grappy (tuba)
Peter Whyman, Alan Wakeman (saxophones)
Brian Godding (guitar)
Peter Fairclough (drums)
Mike Westbrook (piano)
Information:
Music & Lyrics by Lennon & McCartney except 2 & 7 Harrison & 5 Starr. Arranged by Mike Westbrook.
Produced by William Strode and
Mike Westbrook.

TipToe Enja records: CD TIP 888805-2/ Distributed in the UK by AMD

The Beatles' 'ABBEY ROAD' album is the basis of Mike Westbrook's 'OFF ABBEY ROAD' project,- a re-creation by contemporary musicians of one of the master works of pop music. Premiered in Reggio Emilia, Italy in December 1988 as part of a Festival celebrating The Beatles, 'OFF ABBEY ROAD' was an instant success with audiences and critics.

From 1989-91 the Westbrook Band toured 'OFF ABBEY ROAD' throughout France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, appearing in many of the major European jazz festivals. A particular highlight was the 1990 Montreal Festival where the Band played an open-air concert to an audience of 30,000.'OFF ABBEY ROAD' made its UK debut with two performances at the Electric Cinema in Portobello Road, London, which were filmed for German TV, Recorded 'live' at the 1989 Willisau Jazz Festival, the 'OFF ABBEY ROAD' album was released in 1990 on ENJA Record's new TipToe label.

Reviews:

Quote A rich and often thrilling performance that both transformed and burnished the original material.
John Fordham THE GUARDIAN 		Quote
Quote Westbrook's faithful and wonderfully good humored rendition of The Beatles' 1969 album 'ABBEY ROAD' underscores its music-hall whimsy and ravishing melodies. The Beatles purists I have played it for are as delighted as I am.
Gary Giddins VILLAGE VOICE 		Quote
Quote John Lennon, the most progressive of The Beatles, would have been delighted ... a real adventure on the borderlines between pop and jazz.
Manfred Schmidt STEREO MAGAZINE Germany- 'CD of the Month		 Quote