Name: Love And Understanding
Brand: Mike Westbrook

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Limited edition

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Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Bonus disc: No

Release date

2020-04-03

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MODCD3

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5052442016687

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5052442016090

Artist

Mike Westbrook

Label EU

My Only Desire Records

Genre EU

Jazz

My Only Desire Records is a recorded music label based in Plumstead, SE London. The label is owned by Jon Griffiths and has a passion for exhuming lost sounds and celebrating forgotten or underappreciated artists. With a focus on preserving the rich history of music, My Only Desire Records aims to bring these hidden gems back into the spotlight.

The label takes pride in its ability to uncover rare recordings and introduce them to a new generation of listeners. By curating an eclectic collection of *artists* and performers, My Only Desire Records offers a diverse range of musical styles that span across various genres and eras.

With an informative approach, My Only Desire Records provides detailed information about each release, including background stories about the *artists* involved and the historical context behind their work. This allows music enthusiasts to not only enjoy the music but also gain a deeper understanding of its significance.

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The debut performance of esteemed pianist / composer Mike Westbrook's cult 70s jazz masterpiece Citadel / Room 315, recorded live in 1974. Featured soloists throughout the album are the iconic ECM recording artist John Surman plus a crack team of top Scandi jazzers.The original RCA recording of Citadel / Room 315 is an hour-long suite of eleven tracks, beautifully composed and arranged by Mike Westbrook that is rightly considered to be one of the high-points of Brit-jazz from that era. Mike was commissioned by Sveriges (Swedish) Radio to write the work with Surman as lead soloist. He then travelled to Sweden to perform and conduct it for the first time, live in concert. This recording has never been released until now and presents a wildly different recording to the later LP, the rawness and freedom of the playing contrasting strongly with the more polished studio album. Surman - playing baritone and soprano saxophone, plus bass clarinet - is in sumptuously freewheeling form throughout, soaring between wild expression and wonderfully controlled playing, perfectly complimenting Mike's compositions that gracefully move from jazz-rock, ballads, to tightly composed orchestral themes and more avant-garde moments. Backed by the 16-piece Swedish Radio Jazz Group led by saxophonist Arne Domnérus and Argentinian trumpeter Americo Bellotto, the group comprised the finest players on the Swedish scene, including trumpeters Jan Allan and Bertil Lövgren, guitarist Rune Gustafsson, pianist Bengt Hallberg and drummer Egil Johansen. Between them they had worked with everyone from George Russell and Stan Getz, to Monica Zetterlund and Jan Johansson.

Love And Understanding

Music EU