Mike Gavin presents: Jazz Progression - Mike Westbrook Special

This special edition of Jazz Progression is dedicated to British jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator Mike Westbrook who celebrated his 90th birthday on Saturday 21st March 2026. Mike is a hugely influential figure in the development of British Jazz, active since the early 1960s.

Playlist:
Mike Westbrook Sextet – Marching Song (1966)
The Mike Westbrook Concert Band with Norma Winstone – Original Peter (Single, 1970)
Mike Westbrook Concert Band – Can’t Get It Out Of My Mind (Last Night at the Old Place, 1968)
Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Metropolis Part IX (Metropolis, 1971)
Solid Gold Cadillac – The Island (1972)
Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Creole Love Call (Love/Dreams and Variations, 1976)
The Westbrook Blake – A Poison Tree (Single, 1980)
The Mike Westbrook Orchestra – It Starts Here (The Cortege – Live at the BBC, 1980)
Mike Westbrook – Sunday Morning (The Piano in the Room and the Blues, 2026)