A Good Thing (album)

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

Music and recording
One of the tracks is a Mezquida original. The album was released on CD by Koch in 1996.

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

Disillusioned with jazz, Mezquida subsequently turned to drawing cartoons.

Track listing

 * 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

 * Allen Mezquida – alto sax
 * Bill Mays – piano
 * Brad Mehldau – piano
 * Sean Smith – bass
 * Leon Parker – drums