Mike Westbrook - CD's

Pierides CD Cover

Pierides

The Dance Band
Westbrook Music Theatre

Mike Westbrook piano / tuba
Kate Westbrook vocals / tenor horn / piccolo
Peter Whyman saxophones / clarinet
Brian Godding guitar / guitar synthesiser



  1. Parade of the Pierides
  2. Terpsichore: Dance
  3. Calliope: Epic "Amazon Girl"
  4. Polhymnia: Sacred Song
  5. Euterpe: Erotic Music "Song for a Stripper"Windows Media
  6. Thalia-Lindy Hop "Air Mail Special" Windows Media
  7. Thalia: Pastoral Festival
  8. Melpomene: Tragedy "Land Thieves"
  9. Erato: Love
  10. Erato: Boogie
  11. Urania: Astronomy
  12. Clio: History "Clio's Cosmetics"

The Pierides were the nine muses of Classical Greece.

 


Original concept by Kate Westbrook
Music by Mike Westbrook
Words by Kate Westbrook
"Air Mail Special" by Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman & Jimmy Mundy

Jazzprint JPVP119CD


The Dance Band was formed at the beginning of 1986, when it toured with Extemporary Dance Theatre in "Pierides", a music/theatre/dance piece devised by Kate & Mike Westbrook in collaboration with choreographer Emilyn Claid.

Westbrook Music published by Metisse Music


Quote A rich, challenging album from the Westbrooks, a dense, detailed canvas with all the colours one expects from their palette.
The Wire
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