The AllMusic review by Dave Lynch called the album "an often stunning work of massive scope and an indisputable highlight of Westbrook's career" and stated "The Cortège might be too sprawling for a first investigation of Westbrook, but it warrants consideration as the centerpiece of any Westbrook collection".[3]
On All About Jazz, Chris May called it "one of finest achievements of British orchestral jazz".[2]
The Observer's Dave Gelly noted: "It's only recently that the evolution of distinctly European forms of jazz has been acknowledged, but it began decades ago. One of the first milestones was this huge, unsettling work. .... The Cortège evolved over several years and, if there is a definitive version, this 1982 recording is it".[4]
^Mike Westbrook discography: album details accessed July 17, 2018
^ abMay, C., All About Jazz Review, accessed July 17, 2018
^ abLynch, Dave. Mike Westbrook: The Cortège – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^Gelly. D. The Observer Review, accessed July 17, 2018
April 08, 2024
cortège, album, cortège, album, mike, westbrook, orchestra, performing, composition, jazz, orchestra, composed, westbrook, with, texts, from, federico, garcía, lorca, arthur, rimbaud, hermann, hesse, william, blake, giuseppe, gioachino, belli, john, clare, pen. The Cortege is an album by the Mike Westbrook Orchestra performing a composition for jazz orchestra composed by Westbrook with texts from Federico Garcia Lorca Arthur Rimbaud Hermann Hesse William Blake Giuseppe Gioachino Belli John Clare Pentti Saarikoski and other European poetry which was recorded in 1982 and first released as a triple LP on the Original label and reissued as a double CD on Enja in 1993 and 2011 1 The CortegeStudio album by Mike Westbrook OrchestraReleased1982RecordedMarch and April 1982StudioThe Music Centre Wembley EnglandGenreJazzLength136 45LabelOriginal ORA 309ProducerFiachra Trench Kate Westbrook Mike WestbrookMike Westbrook chronologyThe Paris Album 1981 The Cortege 1982 A Little Westbrook Music 1983 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAll About Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 The AllMusic review by Dave Lynch called the album an often stunning work of massive scope and an indisputable highlight of Westbrook s career and stated The Cortege might be too sprawling for a first investigation of Westbrook but it warrants consideration as the centerpiece of any Westbrook collection 3 On All About Jazz Chris May called it one of finest achievements of British orchestral jazz 2 The Observer s Dave Gelly noted It s only recently that the evolution of distinctly European forms of jazz has been acknowledged but it began decades ago One of the first milestones was this huge unsettling work The Cortege evolved over several years and if there is a definitive version this 1982 recording is it 4 Track listing editAll compositions by Mike Westbrook It Starts Here 5 18 Democratie 7 55 Berlin 16 2 79 9 25 Erme Estuary 8 40 Guitar Solo 2 31 Knivshult Ash Wednesday 4 54 Ruote Che Girano 6 48 Piano 3 06 Lenador 11 32 July 79 12 49 Enfance 14 03 Cordoba 8 11 Santarcangelo Flee as a Bird 1 18 Santarcangelo Evening 1 35 Santarcangelo Jerusalem 2 27 Santarcangelo Dawn 1 50 Santarcangelo Piped Music 3 35 Santarcangelo Dirge 0 55 Santarcangelo Didn t He Ramble 1 41 Santarcangelo Cadenza 3 39 Kyrie 6 12 A Hearth Burns The Toper s Rant 8 49 A Hearth Burns Une Vie 1 15 Graffitti 6 24 Duet 2 45Personnel editMike Westbrook piano tuba Phil Minton trumpet voice Dave Plews Guy Barker Dick Pearce trumpet Malcolm Griffiths trombone Kate Westbrook tenor horn piccolo bamboo flute voice Alan Sinclair Dave Powell tuba Chris Hunter Phil Todd Chris Biscoe saxophones Lindsay Cooper bassoon oboe saxophone Brian Godding guitar Georgie Born cello Steve Cook bass Dave Barry drumsReferences edit Mike Westbrook discography album details accessed July 17 2018 a b May C All About Jazz Review accessed July 17 2018 a b Lynch Dave Mike Westbrook The Cortege Review at AllMusic Retrieved July 17 2018 Gelly D The Observer Review accessed July 17 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cortege album amp oldid 1185225068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
