The Alan Broadbent Trio proudly swings into Wonder Why as Trio In Motion begins. Pianist Broadbent, widely experienced as an arranger and composer who has worked with an array of artists from Charlie Haden to Natalie Cole, is joined by a pair of veteran improvisers in Harvie S on bass and Billy Mintz on drums. The program is a well-chosen set of ten relatively uncommon songs, one Broadbent original, and Moonstones, a group improvisation which ends the set. Fittingly, in Charlie Parker’s centennial year, the CD includes two of his classics, Relaxin’ at Camarillo and The Hymn. Part of the success of this outing is the juxtaposition of songs from different eras of jazz and the way the disc has been so expertly sequenced. It’s a distinct pleasure to hear, in succession, Lennie Tristano’s Lennie’s Pennies, Lil Hardin Armstrong’s Struttin’ With Some Barbecue (to a samba beat!), and Paul Desmond’s Late Lament. Another highlight is the trio’s rapturous version of John Coltrane’s Like Sonny. This listener’s delight in the trio’s instrumental interplay and their lively musical conversation within each song is enriched by the flow of the disc as a whole. Trio In Motion is happily recommended.
Savant SCD 2188; Alan Broadbent (p) Harvie S (b) Billy Mintz (d); NYC, no dates specified; Wonder Why/ I Hear You/ Lennie’s Pennies/ Struttin’ With Some Barbecue/ Late Lament/ Relaxin’ at Camarillo/ One Morning in May/ I Love You/ Lady Bird/ Like Sonny/ The Hymn/ Moonstones; 56:01. www.jazzdepot.com
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