Andy Robson ricorda Mike Westbrook in un articolo per Jazzwise, dove tra le altre cose mette in risalto come fino agli ultimissimi giorni - compreso quello del suo novantesimo compleanno, lo scorso 21 marzo - il Nostro abbia avuto il desiderio e la volontà di lavorare e contribuire da par suo alla creazione di un ennesimo nuovo progetto assieme a Kate e alcuni suoi cari collaboratori, nello specifico l'opera di teatro musicale recentemente commissionata da Marcus Vergette, Bell and Jackdaw Jackdaw and Bell: "When you’re 90 and plagued with the bodily tribulations that father time gifts you, you might be forgiven for putting your feet up and letting your pals and family do the running around for a change. Not Mike Westbrook. He spent the afternoon of his 90th rehearsing his band, or at least the rhythm section, in preparation for a new recording. It was a scene affectionately familiar to musicians. Lettered manuscript paper littered the floor (‘where’s A, can’t find A..’) part desultory (‘didn’t we just run over that?’) part sparky as Marcus Vergette and Coach York, bass and drums, lock down a groove or guitarist Matthew North nails a riff. But all the time with glances and a turn of a shoulder they check in with Westbrook, his head cocked to one side, apparently elsewhere but then razor sharp with a supportive nod there, a ruminative “Mmmm…” here, those eyes as sharp as ever. He doesn’t say much to guide and signpost. It’s in that telepathic trust, the space between the composer and the instrumentalist, which music somehow shapes."