Apr262024

Mike Westbrook

Mike Westbrook (born Michael John David Westbrook 21 March 1936 in High Wycombe, England) is an English jazz pianist, composer, and writer of orchestrated jazz pieces. He became a key figure in the development of British Jazz in the late 1960s. Westbrook spent his childhood in Torquay and went to art school in Plymouth where he began his first bands with such musicians as John Surman, Lou Gare and Keith Rowe. After moving to London, he became a key figure in the development of British Jazz in the late 1960s Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1Metropolis IX
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2L'Amoroso E Sincero Lindoro
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3Metropolis (part1 x)
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4Metropolis (Part IX)
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5Construction
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6Tender Love
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7Overture
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8View From The Drawbridge
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9Love and Understanding
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10Pistache
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