Mike Westbrook

DIGISLEEVE EDITION

This album is rooted in the personal. Mike Westbrook’s enduring creative partnership with his wife, the singer, lyricist and painter Kate Westbrook is represented by two songs they wrote together.

Starcross is a rail station nearby the Westbrook home in Devon, near Plymouth where his creative life began all those years ago. His title track is dedicated to the tenor saxophonist Lou Gare, whose death in 2017 was a particular wrench. Starcross Bridge is an intricately woven network of musical and personal references.

PERSONNEL:

• MIKE WESTBROOK, piano

Recorded on December 1st & 2nd 2017.

TRACKS:

• CHAPTER ONE:
• 01. My Song Is Love Unknown
• 02. Starcross Bridge
• 03. 'Round Midnight
• 04. Because
• 05. Brazilian Love Songs
• 06. Johnny Come Lately
• 07. Monk's Mood
• CHAPTER TWO
• 08. I Got It Bad - And That Ain't Good
• 09. View From The Drawbridge
• 10. You Make Me Feel Brand New
• 11. If Thou Must Love Me
• CHAPTER THREE
• 12. Blues For Terenzi
• 13. Rooster Rabelais
• POSTSCRIPT
• 14. L'Amoroso E Sincero Lindoro