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
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Brad Mehldau Trio Returns March 13 with "Ode," Featuring 11 Original Mehldau Compositions; Pre-Order Now
Nonesuch releases an album of original songs from the Brad Mehldau Trio—Ode—on March 13; it is available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store now with an instant download of the title track. The record, which is the first from the trio since 2008’s live Village Vanguard disc and the first studio trio recording since 2005’s Day Is Done, features 11 previously unreleased songs composed by Mehldau. Many of the songs on the new album were written as tributes, or “odes,” to real and fictional people.
- Friday, January 27, 2012
Brad Mehldau Trio Box Set Shows Why Mehldau Is Among "True Masters of the Jazz Piano" (Jambands)
Brad Mehldau is set to perform an intimate solo set in Washington, DC, this weekend. The Washington City Paper says: "His performances are wondrous, and this one promises to be no different." The Washington Post, reviewing the new Brad Mehldau Trio box set The Art of the Trio Recordings: 1996-2001, cites "an intuitive and highly interactive level of performance" in the set. JazzTimes says the retrospective offers "a fresh vantage point on a body of music by enabling the listener to experience it whole. The best art requires time to release all of its revelations." Jambands calls it "a solid reminder why Brad Mehldau has earned his place amongst the true masters of the jazz piano."
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
