One of the cool large group recordings of pianist Mike Westbrook – with a lineup that includes Phil Minton on trumpet, Kate Westbrook on tenor horn and piccolo, Brian Godding on guitar, Peter Whyman on alto, and Alan Wakeman on baritone and soprano sax! CD

An original suite based on texts by Ezra Pound – features Phil Minton on vocal and recitation, Franz Koglmann on trumpet, Tony Coe on tenor and clarinet, Angelika Riedl on bassoon, Raoul Herget on tuba, and Barre Phillips on bass. CD

Stunning work from Mike Westbrook – a set that's done in later years than his classics for Deram Records – but one that's got almost the same sort of power! The lineup is large, and there's a definite dose of freaky fuzz in the mix – thanks to the guitar of Brian Godding, whose contributions help electrify the record past territory of some of Westbrook's other material from this vintage. Kate Westbrook handles vocals on the set – singing some very offbeat tunes at times – but as usual, the real power comes from the full instrumental lineup – which also features Phil Minton and Dick Pearce on trumpets, Georgie Born on cello, Malcolm Griffiths on trombone, Chris Hunter, Phil Todd, Lindsay Cooper, and Chris Biscoe on reeds – and even some addition tuba as well! With the lineup, you can see that Westbrook's tapping into a younger generation of artistic players – and their presence really helps stimulate the overall presentation of the material. A number of tracks have lyrics from poetic sources by Blake, Garcia Lorca, Herman Hesse, and others – and titles include "Erme Estuary", "It Starts Here", "Berlin 16.2.79", and "Cordoba". CD

Recorded Live at the Angelica Festival, Bologna May 1995. Music from Lol Coxhill, Heiner Goebbels, Jon Rose & Otomo Yoshihide, Maarten Altena Ensemble, Phil Minton & Veryan Weston, Steve Adams & Pat Thomas, Specchio Ensemble, Oban Sax Quartet, Rova, and more. CD