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Alan Broadbent (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums).

Recorded at Castle Oaks Studios, Los Angeles, California on March 15 & 16, 2002.

Alan Broadbent, MNZM (born April 23, 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand), is a jazz pianist, arranger and composer best known for his work with artists such as Woody Herman, Diane Schuur, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Charlie Haden, Warne Marsh, Bud Shank, and many others.

Broadbent studied piano and music theory in his own country, but in 1966 went to the US to study at the Berklee College of Music.. In the 1970s he did both classical and jazz work, but from the eighties onwards he accompanied singers on piano. Later he gained note as an arranger of music and won two Grammies for arrangements he did with Natalie Cole and Shirley Horn.

Broadbent's first two albums, "Song of Home" and "Further Down the Road," 1were recorded in New Zealand on the Tartar label (TRL-043 and TRL-052 respectively) in 1985. Broadbent is joined on those recordings by Andy Brown (bass) and Frank Gibson, Jr. (drums). Those early albums show a fascination (which still characterizes Broadbent's work) with reinterpreting a broad range of standards—he covers material as diverse as "What is this Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) and "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins). "Further Down the Road" also shows Broadbent's increasing confidence as a composer (the title tune, "Nictation" and "Don't Ask Why").

Broadbent's first U.S. release, "Everything I Love," was recorded in Hollywood in April 1986 and released on the Discovery label (DS-929). In this set, Putter Smith replaces Brown on bass; Frank Gibson, Jr. continues with the trio. Again, Broadbent covers standards ranging from Oscar Hammerstein ("Softly as in a Morning Sunrise") to John Coltrane ("Lazy Bird"), and contributes two original compositions ("Continuity" and "Mendocino Nights").

During the 90's Broadbent was part of Charlie Haden's "Quartet West"