Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Get Happy (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) | 9:44 |
| 2 | Dreamsville (Raymond Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) | 5:01 |
| 3 | Anything Goes (Cole Porter) | 7:06 |
| 4 | Tres Palabras (Osvaldo Farres) | 5:00 |
| 5 | Skippy (Thelonious Monk) | 5:23 |
| 6 | Nearness of You (Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington) | 6:42 |
| 7 | Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon) | 5:19 |
| 8 | Everything in Its Right Place (C. Greenwood / J. Greenwood / E. O’Brien / P. Selway / T. Yorke) | 6:55 |
| 9 | Smile (Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey C. Parsons, James J.T. Phillips) | 6:47 |
| 10 | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Frederick Loewe / Alan Jay Lerner) | 4:48 |
News & Reviews
- Friday, October 24, 2008
Financial Times: Brad Mehldau "Remains the Brand Leader" of His Form
Brad Mehldau takes a night away from his Trio tour to play a special duo set with label mate Joshua Redman tomorrow night at the Christuskirche in Mannheim, Germany. The Financial Times, in its review of the Trio's recent show at London's Barbican, says of Brad: "Mehldau creates gently undulating soundscapes of gradually gathering intensity. Starting with the simplest of motifs, he develops an intricate tapestry of melodic details, chordal voicings and dense cross-rhythms." The Guardian calls the Trio's concert take on Sufjan Stevens' "Holland" "a lambent, implausibly lovely improvisation."
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
Times (UK): Brad Mehldau Trio "In Perfect Accord" at London's Barbican
Brad Mehldau has kicked off the European leg of his fall tour with his Trio, whose performance earlier this week at London's Barbican earned four stars from both The Times (UK) and The Guardian. "From the opening left-hand phrases of Brad Mehldau's 'Dream Sketch,' there wasn't a finger out of place in two hours of music-making," reports The Times. "This was a trio whose members were in perfect accord with one another ... [and] demonstrated a level of telepathic co-operation rare not only in jazz, but music of any sort." Metro concurs, adding: "The Brad Mehldau Trio is the quintessential modern piano outfit."
About this Album
The Brad Mehldau Trio performs an all-covers set featuring American Songbook gems and a few inspired, left-field contemporary excursions. The Boston Herald calls it "a strong, seductively quiet take on jazz standards and pop classics, re-imagining everything from Cole Porter to Radiohead."
Credits
MUSICIANS
Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jorge Rossy, drums
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Brad Mehldau and Matt Pierson
Recorded and mixed by James Farber
Recorded at Avatar Recording Studios, New York City, October 8 and 9, 2002
Mixed at Sear Sound, New York City
Assistant Recording Engineers: Aya Takemura & Steve Mazur
Production Coordinator: Dana Watson
Mastered by Greg Calibi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Art Direction and Design: Lawrence Azerrad Design
Photography: Warren Darius Aftahi
