ALAN PASQUA - My New Old Friend (2005) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Alan Pasqua's My New Old Friend is mostly a set of sensitive and relaxed trio improvisations. Pasqua, bassist Darek Oles and drummer Peter Erskine, three of the top jazz musicians based in Los Angeles, perform subtle reshapings of five standards which alternate with six of Pasqua's generally introspective originals. One is reminded of Bill Evans (particularly on the standards) in Pasqua's sophisticated chord voicings and the close interplay of the musicians, but that is only a point of reference rather than a direct copy. However fans of Evans' treatments of ballads will certainly enjoy this accessible and thoughtful effort. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     You Must Believe in Spring 4'55
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
2     Barcelona 4'33
Alan Pasqua
3     Highway 5'59
Alan Pasqua
4     All the Things You Are 4'38
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
5     My New Old Friend 829
Alan Pasqua
6     Body and Soul 7'18
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
7     One More Once 4'20
Alan Pasqua
8     Vienna 7'03
Alan Pasqua
9     Wichita Lineman 5'58
Jimmy Webb
10     Stick Slap 4'37
Alan Pasqua
11     Smile 5'31
Charlie Chaplin / Geoffrey Parsons / James Phillips
Credits :
Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleschiezwki
Drums – Peter Erskine
Piano – Alan Pasqua