{"product_id":"830478","title":"Mike Westbrook - In Memory of Lou Gare [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD.T.T.M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuxtapositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManje\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Barber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Come Lately\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLush Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD.T.T.M. 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraffitti\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55142423626113,"sku":"830478","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41Q2jr7QLpL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767616552","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/830478","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}