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, April 2, 2010
LA Times: Brad Mehldau "At the Peak of His Powers," His New Album "One of the Most Striking Jazz Releases of the Year"
The Brad Mehldau Trio began a four-night residency at Yoshi's in Oakland last night. Mehldau recently returned to the US after an extensive European tour and kicked things off with a solo show at Largo in LA. The Los Angeles Times says any solo set from Mehldau "promises to be an adventurous treat" and finds the pianist to be "at the peak of his powers," calling his latest album, Highway Rider, "one of the most striking jazz releases of the year."
- Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Joshua Redman Begins Jazz Standard Residency Following Four-Star London Set (Guardian) with Brad Mehldau
Joshua Redman and his trio begin a five-night residency at New York's Jazz Standard tonight. The New York Times says to expect "plenty of dynamism in the exchange" from the trio; the Village Voice says that "Redman's authoritative these days, and he's taught his team how to keep lots of balls in the air at once." The Guardian gives four stars to the saxophonist's recent concert with Brad Mehldau in London and the Mehldau Trio's own show there, citing the pianist's "remarkable contrapuntal improvising style and incisive musical intelligence."
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
