eight bar blues
‘Carillon Blues’ four variations
(for Danilo Terenzi, inspired by
Jimmy Yancey’s ‘Death Letter
Blues’)
1 Carillon Blues No 1 6:23
2 Carillon Blues No 2 7:22
3 Carillon Blues No 3 6:19
4 Carillon Blues No 4 8:15
twelve bar blues
‘Blues Changes’ two variations
5 Blues Changes No 1 6:09
6 Blues Changes No 2 9:35
sixteen bar blues
‘Empress Blues’ two variations
(inspired by Bessie Smith’s ‘Good
Old Wagon’)
7 Empress Blues No 1 1:45
8 Empress Blues No 2 6:47
forty eight bar blues
‘Runaround Blues’ two variations
(inspired by Bessie Smith’s ‘Young
Woman’s Blues’)
9 Runaround Blues. No 1 5:43
10 Runaround Blues. No 2 7:00
no bar blues
11 ‘Sunday Morning’ 2:29
‘Carillon Blues’ four variations
(for Danilo Terenzi, inspired by
Jimmy Yancey’s ‘Death Letter
Blues’)
1 Carillon Blues No 1 6:23
2 Carillon Blues No 2 7:22
3 Carillon Blues No 3 6:19
4 Carillon Blues No 4 8:15
twelve bar blues
‘Blues Changes’ two variations
5 Blues Changes No 1 6:09
6 Blues Changes No 2 9:35
sixteen bar blues
‘Empress Blues’ two variations
(inspired by Bessie Smith’s ‘Good
Old Wagon’)
7 Empress Blues No 1 1:45
8 Empress Blues No 2 6:47
forty eight bar blues
‘Runaround Blues’ two variations
(inspired by Bessie Smith’s ‘Young
Woman’s Blues’)
9 Runaround Blues. No 1 5:43
10 Runaround Blues. No 2 7:00
no bar blues
11 ‘Sunday Morning’ 2:29
Mike Westbrook - piano
Mike Westbrook Recordings
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Love and Understanding
Says The Duke 2022
London Bridge Live in Zűrich 1990
Says The Duke 2020
Band Of Bands
the piano and me
take one
take one
the piano and me
take two
take two
the piano and me
take three
The Birds of Dartmoor
take three
The Birds of Dartmoor
the piano and me
take four
unedited improvisations
take four
unedited improvisations
the piano and me
takes one to four
takes one to four
The Cortege Live at the BBC 1980
The Piano in The Room And The Blues
Selected Recordings
Mike Westbrook Piano
Recorded at Falmouth Arts Centre, Cornwall, UK on 1st and 2nd July 2006;
compiled by Steve Lowe; mastered by Michael Brändli, Hardstudios AG;
Cover photo by Kate Westbrook;
Liner notes by Dr. Gary Bayley;
Graphic concept by fuhrer vienna;
Curated by Werner X. Uehlinger.
Honorary producer: Bernhard «Benne» Vischer.
With thanks to Matthew North, Anthony and Vicky Phillips, Chris Topley
2026 Edition
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compiled by Steve Lowe; mastered by Michael Brändli, Hardstudios AG;
Cover photo by Kate Westbrook;
Liner notes by Dr. Gary Bayley;
Graphic concept by fuhrer vienna;
Curated by Werner X. Uehlinger.
Honorary producer: Bernhard «Benne» Vischer.
With thanks to Matthew North, Anthony and Vicky Phillips, Chris Topley
2026 Edition
www.alay.ch
The Piano In The Room And The Blues
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“Westbrook’s performances explore timbre, space and time - a journey where the listener navigates an aural world with patience and curiosity. A testament to the lasting power of improvisation and the boundless possibilities of the piano in the hands of an artist who dares to think outside the box.”
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“I didn’t realise it at the time, but this recording, made in 2006, marked a change in my musical thinking. All the elements came together – my roots, the use of blues structures and the lifelong search for expression in music. I had unlimited time to think, to return again and again to a subject, to dig deeper into the blues.
Falmouth is a large town by the sea in Cornwall. This recording was made at Falmouth Arts Centre on the Steinway grand in the main gallery where my wife Kate had a show.The beautiful sound of the room, the Steinway itself, the footsteps, conversations, the echoes of the street outside were all part of the improvisation. So too were Kate’s paintings on the gallery walls. ‘Art Music’ in fact.”
Falmouth is a large town by the sea in Cornwall. This recording was made at Falmouth Arts Centre on the Steinway grand in the main gallery where my wife Kate had a show.The beautiful sound of the room, the Steinway itself, the footsteps, conversations, the echoes of the street outside were all part of the improvisation. So too were Kate’s paintings on the gallery walls. ‘Art Music’ in fact.”
Mike Westbrook 2025
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