Release Date: 29 June 2018
Label: Westbrook Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5024545821529
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 29 June 2018
Label: Westbrook Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5024545821529
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
British jazz icon Mike Westbrook pays tribute to saxophonist Lou Gare, the former member of radical free jazz group AMM and a master of improvised music. Assembled from live recordings in the West Country it presents Gare on tenor saxophone with The Uncommon Orchestra directed by Mike Westbrook.
As a founder member of the seminal free-music group AMM he gained international recognition. Prizing creative freedom above all, and shunning the limelight, Lou remained a somewhat obscure figure on the jazz scene, while achieving legendary status in more progressive music circles.
A decade ago Lou joined his former '60s colleague Mike Westbrook in his Devon-based big band, The Uncommon Orchestra. Re-connecting with his jazz roots, Lou created improvisations of astonishing beauty and originality. This lovingly crafted album is a tribute to an inspirational musician.
"Westbrook has done us an enormous favour by assembling and releasing a CD containing nine examples of his mature playing...these performances show that he could infuse what you might call a fundamentally mainstream-modern approach with freshness and substance." - Richard Williams, The Blue Moment
Tracklisting
Mike Westbrook
Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Westbrook Trio
Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook
Kate Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook & Kate Westbrook
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
Kate Westbrook & Mike Westbrook