Alan Broadbent - Every Time I Think Of You (2006)

Alan Broadbent has long been appreciated as a fine pianist and arranger, talents he combines on this studio effort with bassist Brian Bromberg and drummer Kendall Kay, along with background color by the Tokyo Strings. "Autumn Variations" is a superb workout of the chord changes to the standard "Autumn Leaves." The pianist's lyrical setting of the longing ballad "Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" and the sparse treatment of "Last Night When We Were Young" are simply masterful. Broadbent's scoring of notable jazz compositions proves to be equally effective. He sets up a very deliberate tempo for the ballad "Lover Man," alternating the piano and the strings in the foreground as the rhythm section plays sparingly. But his best effort may be his lush arrangement of the modal masterpiece "Blue in Green." Broadbent also includes three strong originals: "E. 32nd Elegy" (a moody tribute to Lennie Tristano), the breezy Latin-flavored "Nirvana Blues," and an affectionate ballad salute to his late boss Woody Herman called "Woody 'N' Me," which suggests the end of another long night as the weary musicians pile into the bus to hit the road to the next gig. Impeccably recorded and mixed, Alan Broadbent's Every Time I Think of You is the perfect CD for unwinding at the end of a long, demanding day. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG. 

Artistry Music, ART 7011, 2006
Recorded at B2 Studios, Los Angeles, California 

Musicians:
Alan Broadbent - Piano, Arranger
Brian Bromberg - Bass, Wood Bass
Kendall Kay - Drums
+The Tokyo Strings 

Tracks:
01. Autumn Variations {Alan Broadbent} (6:23)
02. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess {George & Ira Gershwin} (5:12)
03. Blue In Green {Miles Davis, Bill Evans} (7:47)
04. E. 32nd Elegy {Alan Broadbent} (7:17)
05. Last Night When We Were Young {Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg} (5:54)
06. Every Time I Think Of You {Alan Broadbent} (7:11)
07. Lover Man {Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman} (6:28)
08. Nirvana Blues {Alan Broadbent} (5:47)
09. Spring Is Here {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (5:39)
10. Woody 'N' Me {Alan Broadbent} (4:54) 

Total Time: 62:39 

Credits:
Producer, Executive-Producer, Mixing - Brian Bromberg
Executive-Producer - Denny Stilwell, Susumu Morikawa
Engineer, Mixing - Tom McCauley
Mastering - Steve Hall
Photography - Michel Bocande
Design - Janet Wolsborn