A Good Thing (album)

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A Good Thing
Studio album by
Released1996 (CD)
GenreJazz
LabelKoch

A Good Thing is an album by jazz alto saxophonist Allen Mezquida.

Music and recording[edit]

One of the tracks is a Mezquida original.[1] The album was released on CD by Koch in 1996.[1]

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic reviewer stated that Mezquida "has a thoughtful and lightly swinging style while displaying a great deal of inner tension."[1]

Disillusioned with jazz, Mezquida subsequently turned to drawing cartoons.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Rip Van Winkle"
  2. "Revelation"
  3. "The Way You Look Tonight"
  4. "Tears"
  5. "Father Flanagan"
  6. "Waltzin' Gold"
  7. "A Good Thing"
  8. "Ballad for the Carpenter"

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott "Allen Mezquida – A Good Thing". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Springer, Mike (September 24, 2011) "Jazz Toons: Allen Mezquida's Journey from Bebop to Smigly". Open Culture.