Mike Westbrook
Friday 24 March 2006 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
In the week of his 70th birthday, British composer and bandleader Mike Westbrook joins Jez Nelson to look back over his career. Hear some rare material from the BBC archive and a newly recorded session from Mike's current band Art Wolf, specially augmented for the occasion with guests Tim Harries on bass and drummer Seb Rochford of cult band Polar Bear.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Mike Westbrook 70th birthday special
Title Art Wolf Sketches
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Mike Westbrook - piano, euphonium
Kate Westbrook - voice, tenor horn
Chris Biscoe and Pete Whyman - saxophones
Seb Rochford - drums
Tim Harries - bass
Recorded at Phoenix Sound, Pinewood Studios, 20/3/06, by Steve Lowe
Title View From The Drawbridge from Citadel/Room 315
Artist Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Recorded live at Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow , 29/5/99 as part of BBC Music Live
Title My Pale Parasol
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Title Exile
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Title In Meinem Puppenhaus
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Title Sketching Party
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Title IDMAT
Artist Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Recorded at BBC Music Live 99 - details as above
Title Oil and Paper on Cardboard
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Title Stolzierender Protz
Artist The New Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston , 24/5/02, by Steve Lowe
Title Whose Wolf Art Thou?
Artist Art Wolf Plus
Get info on the Westbrook's at westbrookjazz.co.uk
