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Mike Westbrook

Musician

English jazz pianist, composer and bandleader known for leading large ensembles and for cross-genre projects that blend jazz with other forms.

Noted for arranging and adapting non-jazz material for jazz ensembles (for example the Westbrook-Rossini project) and for prolific work leading bands and composing since the 1960s.

A positive appraisal of Mike Westbrook's Rossini arrangements as performed in Zurich 1986. The review praises the album's spontaneity, New Orleans-inspired jazz approach and strong solos. Recommended for listeners who enjoy jazz reinterpretations of classical themes.

For:Listeners of jazz and brass-band arrangements, fans of cross-genre reinterpretations of classical opera, and followers of UK jazz composition.

 This double CD was recorded in '86 during a concert held in Zurich, and in my opinion, it turned out very well.

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