I. Slow soloist Malcolm Griffiths (trombone)
II. Medium
III. Fast
IV. Reprise
V. Latin soloist Dave Chamberlain (soprano sax)
VI. Waltz soloist Paul Rutherford (trombone)
Interlude
Duke Ellington's
CREOLE LOVE CALL
VII. Bridge
VIII. Ending soloist Mike Page (alto sax)
Love/Dream and Variations
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Mike Westbrook Recordings
Track Listing
Information
Love and Understanding
Selected Recordings
Says The Duke 2022
London Bridge Live in Zűrich 1990
Says The Duke 2020
Band Of Bands
the piano and me
take one
the piano and me
take two
the piano and me
take three
The Birds of Dartmoor
the piano and me
take four
unedited improvisations
the piano and me
takes one to four
The Cortege Live at the BBC 1980
May become available as a download only sometime in 2023
Personnel
Mike Westbrook (piano)
Alan Downey (trumpet, flugelhorn)
George Chisholm (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Henry Lowther (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Paul Cosh (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Malcolm Griffiths (trombone)
Geoff Perkins (bass trombone)
Paul Rutherford (trombone)
Mike Page (alto sax, flute, bass clarinet)
Alan Wakeman (tenor sax, flute, bass clarinet)
John Holbrooke (alto sax, flute)
John Warren (baritone sax, flute)
Dave Chambers (tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet)
Dave McRae (electric piano)
Brian Godding (guitar)
Chris Laurence (bass, bass guitar)
Alan Jackson (drums, percussion)
John Mitchell (vibraphone, percussion)
Composed and arranged by Mike Westbrook
Commissioned by Merseyside Arts Association with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain and first performed in Liverpool on 2nd September 1974
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London; February 7th, 8th 1976
Producer / Engineer: Keith Grant
Photography: Kate Westbrook
Sleeve Design: Paul Chave / Tactics