alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute Chris Hunter
arranged by [lyrics] Kate Westbrook
artwork ['the cortege' lettering drawn by] Mike Westbrook
baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto clarinet, flute Chris Biscoe
bass Steve Cook
bassoon, oboe, sopranino saxophone Lindsay Cooper
cello Georgie Born
composed by, arranged by Mike Westbrook
design [sleeve] Cooke Key
design [sleeve] Kate Westbrook
drums, percussion Dave Barry
engineer John Richards
engineer [assistant] Tim Pennington
executive-producer Laurence Aston
guitar Brian Godding
lacquer cut by Peter Harenberg
music director Mike Westbrook
photography by John Paul Gregory
photography by Kate Westbrook
piano Mike Westbrook
producer Fiachra Trench
producer Kate Westbrook
producer Mike Westbrook
producer [concert producer] Fiachra Trench
sleeve notes Mike Westbrook
sleeve notes [lyrics translation] Iain crawford
sleeve notes [lyrics translation] J.L. Gili
sleeve notes [lyrics translation] James Wright
sleeve notes [lyrics translation] Johan Etzler
sleeve notes [lyrics translation] Louise Varèse
stage manager John McCourt
tenor horn, flute [bamboo flute], piccolo flute, vocals Kate Westbrook
tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, alto flute Phil Todd
tour manager Phil Clarke
trombone, bass trombone Malcolm Griffiths
trumpet, flugelhorn Dave Plews
trumpet, flugelhorn Dick Pearce
trumpet, flugelhorn Guy Barker
trumpet, vocals Phil Minton
tuba Alan Sinclair
tracks c9 to f15 tuba [2nd tuba] David Powell
Recorded At The Music Centre, Wembley
Mixed At The Music Centre, Wembley
Lacquer Cut At TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Phonographic Copyright (p) Original Records Ltd.
Published By Original Music (4)
Published By Southern Music
The Cortège: A composition for jazz orchestra by Mike Westbrook with texts from Federico Garcia Lorca, Arthur Rimbaud, Hermann Hesse, William Blake, Guiseppe Gioachino Belli, John Clare, Pentti Saarikoski, and other European poetry, edited by Kate and Mike Westbrook.

Recorded and mixed at The Music Centre, Wembley, March/April 1982.

B4.i and F15.i are not listed as separate tracks on sleeve, but are listed as part of B4 and F15 on center labels.

Mastering studio identified by the stylized signature H1 in runouts
Rights Society: MCPS
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-01-1 (Label A)
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-01-2 (Label B)
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-02-1 (Label C)
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-02-2 (Label D)
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-03-1 (Label E)
Matrix / Runout: 76.30 848-03-2 (Label F)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-01-1 7̶6̶.̶3̶0̶ ̶8̶3̶8̶-̶0̶1̶-̶1̶ (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-01-2 (Side B runout)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-02-1 (Side C runout)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-02-2 (Side D runout)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-03-1 (Side E runout)
Matrix / Runout: H1 76.30 848-03-2 (Side F runout)