Mike Westbrook Orchestra ?– Metropolis
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Mitwirkende
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – John Warren
Bass – Chris Laurence
Bass Guitar – Chris Laurence
Bass Trombone – Geoff Perkins
Bass, Cello – Harry Miller
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Mike Osborne
Design [Sleeve Design], Photography By – Ken Ley
Drums – Alan Jackson, John Marshall
Electric Piano – John Taylor (2)
Engineer – Adrian Kerridge
Euphonium, Trombone – Paul Rutherford (2)
Flugelhorn – Dave Holdsworth, Harry Beckett
Flugelhorn, Mellophone, Trumpet – Kenny Wheeler
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Henry Lowther
Flute – Ray Warleigh
Guitar – Gary Boyle
Piano – Mike Westbrook
Producer – Fiachra Trench, Mike Westbrook
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Tenor Saxophone – George Khan
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman
Trumpet – Dave Holdsworth, Harry Beckett, Nigel Carter
Voice – Norma Winstone
Vinyl Langspielplatte, gut erhalten, Plattenhülle berieben
Sublabel of RCA from the seventies that made a (rather futile) attempt to link the British branch of this company to ''progressive'' music. It was modelled on the likes of Harvest (EMI), Vertigo (Phonogram) and Dawn (Pye). To achieve an aura of ''class'', the logo was adorned with Botticelli and the discs were protected by a jet-black inner sleeve. There were only 11 albums and 4 singles released in the UK, before the label folded. These do, however, include a wide array of styles (jazz, folk, hard-rock, prog-rock), and are all collectible as of now. In Italy the label survived a bit longer. The Italian branch released another 5 albums before closing down.
Metropolis was composed during 1968-9. It has been played in various forms by bands ranging from four to 25 musicans. The version for big-band was written with the assistance of an Arts Council bursary and first presented by the London Jazz Centre Society at the Mermaid Theatre, London on May 18, 1969
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