Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman,

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan,

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

, Bud Shank, and many others.

Early life

Born in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

in 1947, Broadbent studied piano and music theory in his own country, but in 1966 went to the United States to study at the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

Later life and career

During the 1990s, Broadbent recorded on

's album '' Unforgettable... with Love'', then became her pianist and conductor for the tour. His arrangement for her video "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Arrangement Accompanying a Vocal. During the 1980s and 1990s, he recorded with Charlie Haden's Quartet West. Around this time he won a Grammy Award for his arrangement of Leonard Bernstein's " Lonely Town" that was recorded by Shirley Horn. He wrote arrangements for Glenn Frey's album '' After Hours'' and for Paul McCartney's album '' Kisses on the Bottom''. He has worked as conductor for Diana Krall. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Broadbent was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to jazz. In the November 2013 issue of '' Down Beat'' magazine, his solo piano album '' Heart to Heart'' received a five-star rating.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman or arranger

With

* '' Unforgettable... with Love'' (1991) * '' Take a Look'' (1993) * '' Holly and Ivy'' (1994) * '' Stardust'' (1996) * '' Ask a Woman Who Knows'' (2002) * '' Still Unforgettable'' (2008) With

Michael Feinstein Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music Revivalist artist, revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988, he won a Drama Desk Spec ...

* ''Isn't It Romantic'' (1988) * ''The M.G.M. Album'' (1989) * ''Such Sweet Sorrow'' (1995) With Charlie Haden * '' Quartet West'' (Verve, 1987) * '' The Private Collection'' (Naim, 1987–88 000 * '' In Angel City'' (Verve, 1988) * '' Haunted Heart'' (Verve, 1991) * '' Always Say Goodbye'' (Verve, 1993) * '' Now Is the Hour'' (Verve, 1995) * '' The Art of the Song'' (Verve, 1999) * '' American Dreams'' (Verve, 2002) * '' Sophisticated Ladies'' (EmArcy, 2010) With Scott Hamilton * 1993 ''Scott Hamilton with Strings'' * 1997 ''Christmas Love Song'' * 1997 ''Late Night Christmas Eve'' With Woody Herman * 1961 ''Hits of Woody Herman'' * 1971 ''Brand New'' * 1971 ''Woody'' * 1973 ''Giant Steps'' * 1974 ''Thundering Herd'' * 1975 ''Children of Lima'' * 1975 ''Herd at Montreux'' * 1979 ''Woody and Friends at the Monterey Jazz Festival'' With Irene Kral * '' Where Is Love?'' (Choice, 1974) * '' Kral Space'' (Catalyst, 1977) * '' Gentle Rain'' (Choice, 1978) With others * 1976 ''Summer Place '76'', Percy Faith * 1977 ''First Flight'', Don Menza * 1978 ''Shortcake'', Bill Berry * 1978 ''Wallflower'', Don Rader * 1979 ''Wet'',

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...

* 1980 ''Crystal Comments'', Bud Shank * 1980 ''Double Jazz Quartet at Carmelo's Vols. 1 & 2'', Shelly Manne * 1980 ''Playin' It Straight'', Jack Sheldon * 1982 ''Warne Marsh Meets Gary Foster'',

* 1986 ''Oslo'', Bob Brookmeyer * 1986 ''Satin Nights'', Charlie Shoemake * 1987 '' Serious Swingers'', Bud Shank * 1990 ''In Good Company'', Sue Raney * 1990 ''Stolen Moments'', Lee Ritenour * 1991 ''The Forest'',

David Byrne David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American New wave music, new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has ...

* 1992 ''Follow the Bouncing Ball'', Charles McPherson * 1992 ''Here's to Life'', Shirley Horn * 1992 ''Wes Bound'', Lee Ritenour * 1993 ''Heart Strings'', Sheila Jordan * 1994 ''Without a Word of Warning'', Mel Tormé * 1994 ''East Coast West Coast'',

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and wh ...

* 1994 ''Professional Dreamer'', Kenny Rankin * 1994 '' Sweet Home Cookin''', Karrin Allyson * 1995 ''The Five Seasons'', Eddie Daniels * 1997 ''Silent Pool'', Marian McPartland * 1998 ''This Christmas'', Ann Hampton Callaway * 1999 ''Music Is My Life'', Diane Schuur * 1999 ''Why Should I Care'', Diana Krall * 2000 ''From the Heart'', Sheila Jordan * 2000 ''More Live-Lee'', Lee Konitz * 2002 ''In the Sun'', Jane Monheit * 2003 ''Live at the Rainbow Room'', Jane Monheit * 2004 '' Hummin' to Myself'', Linda Ronstadt * 2004 ''Reneé Olstead'', Renee Olstead * 2005 '' The Great American Songbook'',

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...

* 2005 ''The Songs of Sinatra'', Steve Tyrell * 2009 ''Legendary'', Bob Florence * 2010 ''You Are There: Duets'', Hilary Kole * 2011 '' Music Is Better Than Words'', Seth MacFarlane * 2016 '' The Art of Elegance'', Kristin Chenoweth * 2017 '' Turn Up the Quiet'', Diana Krall * 2020 '' From This Place'',

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side pr ...

* 2020 '' This Dream of You'', Diana Krall

References

External links

New England Jazz History Database - Audio Interviews
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadbent, Alan 1947 births Living people Musicians from Auckland New Zealand jazz pianists New Zealand music arrangers Grammy Award winners Berklee College of Music alumni Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand expatriates in the United States 20th-century New Zealand musicians 21st-century New Zealand pianists