Alan Broadbent - Threads of Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Alan Broadbent Trio's previous Savant , New York Notes (SCD 2166), received rave reviews in the international press. The Guardian (UK) wrote, InchThe bubbling stream of notes is both unpredictable and inevitable, and following it's twists and turns is a joy.Inch Couleurs Jazz (France) proclaimed, InchBehold! A precious gem of a jazz recording.Inch InchTrio in MotionInch finds Broadbent, Billy Mintz and Harvie S reunited in the pianist's New York apartment-studio recording music that is spontaneous, surprising, possessing a sly humor and emotionally involving. Broadbent received two Grammy awards and has collaborated with Natalie Cole (Unforgettable), Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Diana Krall and Paul McCartney. Each tune on the setlist is imbued with a warm intimacy and the refreshing, slightly piquant glow of intensity which warms both the listener's heart and mind. Album Tracks 1. Wonder Why 2. I Hear You 3. Lennie's Pennies 4. Struttin' with Some Barbecue 5. Late Lament 6. Relaxin' at Camarillo 7. Morning in May 8. Love You 9. Lady Bird 10. Like Sonny 11. Hymn 12. Moonstones

Alan Broadbent is one of New Zealand's favorite musical sons and perhaps the most well-known and multi-talented of them all. Many are familiar with his arranging and conducting for Sir Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny and Michael Bublé. Others may know Broadbent has received 8 Grammy nominations and won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Orchestral Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal, one for Natalie Cole and one for Shirley Horn. On Like Minds, Broadbent takes a seat on the piano bench for his third Savant recording with his trio featuring the great bassist Harvie S and the colorful drumming of Billy Mintz. Together these men play with notable clarity and poise, and their performances - even those of familiar standards - are wonderfully tuneful, sometimes whimsical and often moving, with the overall effect always coming across as coolly engaging and totally spontaneous. InchI'm averse to playing what I jokingly call 'big band trio arrangements,' where everybody plays the rhythmic hits,Inch Broadbent explains. InchI'll get a big band if I want to do that. For me, for the trio, I want it to change every time.Inch Spontaneous and off-the-cuff these 9 tracks may be but the closer you listen, the more inventive and exquisitely crafted they sound, with the recording showing that, without a doubt, these three superb musicians are of like minds indeed. Album Tracks 1. This I Dig of You 2. Prelude to Peace 3. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair 4. Dance Only with Me 5. Airegin 6. Stairway to the Stars 7. Blue Pearl 8. This Is New 9. Yardbird Suite

Two-time Grammy-winner Alan Broadbent is back with his newest album EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU which delivers a 10-song collection of standards and originals steeped in emotion and a romanticism that's infused with an underlying drama. Album Tracks 1. Autumn Variations 2. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess 3. Blue in Green 4. E. 32nd Elegy 5. Last Night When We Were Young 6. Every Time I Think of You 7. Lover Man 8. Nirvana Blues 9. Spring Is Here 10. Woody 'N' Me