--- product_id: 8806668 title: "Review" brand: "michael mantler" price: "£33.17" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 3 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8806668-review store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Review **Brand:** michael mantler **Price:** £33.17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Review by michael mantler - **How much does it cost?** £33.17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8806668-review) ## Best For - michael mantler enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted michael mantler brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Composer/trumpeter Mantler offers a review of his career (so far), a personal `best-of' that goes all the way back to 1968 and traces his path from the Jazz Composer's Orchestra onwards, though his highly personal body of work on JCOA, WATT and ECM which includes many settings of literary texts and juxtaposing of players from the worlds of jazz, classical music and rock. It's good to be reminded of the extraordinary line-ups Mantler has assembled over the years. Drummers here, for instance, range from Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette to Pink Floyd's Nick Mason. Singers include Jack Bruce, Marianne Faithfull, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Coyne. Don Cherry can be heard on trumpet, and Pharoah Sanders raises the roof with ecstatic tenor sax. Music includes tracks from 'The Jazz Composer's Orchestra', 'The Hapless Child', 'Live', 'Movies', 'Alien', 'Many Have No Speech', 'Folly Seeing All This', 'Hide and Seek' and more. ## Images ![Review - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JkPeMSyxL.jpg) ![Review - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71QaN5Nx-wL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A pleasing and rewarding overview *by N***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2009* This is a pleasing and rewarding overview of a rich and varied music career that incorporates free jazz stylings, avant-garde orchestrations, accompanied spoken-word pieces and most things in between. A rich stew like that could so easily have become an unlistenable stodge but clever track sequencing and the overall intelligence of the music and the excellence of the musicians concerned makes it instead an exhilerating experience. Jack Bruce and Robert Wyatt are featured to great effect, alongside some formidable names indeed: The Balanescu Quartet; Marianne Faithful; Don Preston; Don Cherry; Larry Coryell; Terje Rypdal; Chris Spedding; Steve Swallow; Tony Williams; Nick Mason and The Jazz Composer's Orchestra et al. This is music that rewards repeated listens. As the disc's cover notes say: "If the range of his work is its hallmark, his tone, as player and writer, is unmistakably his own". The range is there, the tone is there, the achievements are there - now all that is needed are ears open enough to receive it all. Dive in. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GUT *by G***R on Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on December 7, 2020* SUPER ### ⭐⭐⭐ Jazz Composer's Orchestra の生みの親の歴史を辿る作品 *by H***O on Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on August 10, 2011* Michael Mantlerといったら高尚で難解で、手が付けられないと思う方は多いと思います。しかし、本作はベスト・アルバム的な編集となっていますし、クレジットにJack Bruceや Nick Mason、Robert Wyattなどの名前を見つけて食指を動かす方もいるのでは？そして、その内容は・・・、もちろんCreamもPink FloydもSoft Machineでさえも、その香りは漂ってきません。ひたすら、我慢の一時間強かもしれません。しかし、ジャズ史上にその名を残すJazz Composer's Orchestra の生みの親の歴史を辿る作品と思えば、また、何らかの発見があるのでは、と思います。Jack Bruceのボーカルも気合が入っていますし。 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8806668-review](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8806668-review) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*