To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cadillac Music & Publishing they present this special reissue of Cadillac's very first release, legendary British jazz pianist/composer Mike Westbrook'sLive from 1973. With additional tracks, mastered by Jon Hiseman of Colosseum, and released with the blessing of Mike,Live 1972 stands out as a document of the Westbrook project in transition, and as a bloody great slab of music in its own right pleated by a brilliant collection of musicians.

Pianist/bandleader/composer Mike Westbrook is a true icon of the British Jazz scene for over five decades. The immense body of work Westbrook produced over the years parallels the achievements of many Classical composers and in fact should be considered as contemporary Classical music, although he is mostly associated with the Jazz genre. This album presents a song cycle dedicated to the poems by Caroline Menis, and features Britain’s greatest female Jazz vocalist Norma Winstone. The band consists of saxophonists Mike Osborne, John Warren and George Khan, trumpeter Dave Holdsworth, trombonists Malcolm Griffiths and Paul Rutherford and a rhythm section: Chris Spedding - guitar, Mike Westbrook - piano, Harry Miller - bass and Alan Jackson - drums, all stellar Jazz musicians. Of course Westbrook’s music is never trivial and requires some serious listening to be truly appreciated, but the intellectual effort is richly rewarded.