Artist: Mike Westbrook

Date of Release: 31/07/2008

Catalogue no: hatOLOGY 661

Label: HatOLOGY

Price: £10

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Track Listing

Appearances by

Kate Westbrook, Peter Fairclough

Hear Sound Samples on the Westbrookjazz Website

Lindsay Cooper sopranino saxophone
Peter Whyman alto saxophone
Kate Westbrook piccolo, tenor horn & voice
Paul Nieman trombone
Andy Grappy tuba
Mike Westbrook piano & tuba
Peter Fairclough drums

Music by Gioacchino Rossini arranged, with additional material, by
Mike Westbrook.
L’Amoroso e Sincero Lindoro, Isaura and Tutto Cangia arranged by
Kate Westbrook and Mike Westbrook.

These arrangements are published by TUHTAH Publishing/SUISA.
Westbrook-Rossini was devised by Kate and Mike Westbrook.

The material from William Tell was originally commissioned by the
Festival du Théâtre Contemporain, Lausanne, in 1984.

Digital two-track recording by Peter Pfister in the studios of
Radio DRS Zürich on 11 & 12 November 1986.
Cover photos by Bob Kessler; Graphic concept by fuhrer vienna.
Produced by Werner X. Uehlinger.
Special thanks to: Radio DRS Zürich & Willy Bischof.
hatOLOGY 661 (reissue, remastered) - UK distribution Harmonia Mundi.

Reviews

31/07/2008 Art Lange

Keep in mind that this is not a collection of isolated episodes, but a considerable ensemble work as well, full of relaxed pastoral airs alternating with more tumultuous melees – a juxtaposition which has found favor in Westbrook’s writing … Typically, his arrangements set you up in what appear to be comfortable surroundings, then suddenly alter your sense of perspective with a swift shift of mood. As a composer and arranger of the first rank, Westbrook thrives on contrast and diversity; yet even given that, Westbrook–Rossini’s playful suggestions of Ellington, Anthony Braxton, and Charlie Chaplin could be considered surrealistic. Still, in the long run, it’s Rossini, it’s Westbrook, and the twain do meet.