The Piano in the Room and the Blues

Marking his 90th birthday, Mike Westbrook's 'The Piano in the Room and the Blues' is a solo piano album offering an intimate and deeply personal immersion into the essence of the blues. Captured in a 2006 session without an audience, the recording features Westbrook on a Steinway grand, exploring elemental blues structures with a calm, reflective mood that incorporates the room's natural acoustics. The album stands as a significant document in Westbrook's evolution, showcasing a spontaneous and introspective approach that blurs the line between improvisation and composition while distilling a lifetime's focus on the genre.