Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Knives Out (C. Greenwood / J. Greenwood / E. O’Brien / P. Selway / T. Yorke) | 8:29 |
| 2 | Alfie (Burt Bacharach) | 3:46 |
| 3 | Martha My Dear (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | 4:38 |
| 4 | Day Is Done (Nick Drake) | 9:27 |
| 5 | Artis (Brad Mehldau) | 6:22 |
| 6 | Turtle Town (Brad Mehldau) | 6:18 |
| 7 | She's Leaving Home (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | 9:08 |
| 8 | Granada (Chris Cheek) | 7:30 |
| 9 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon) | 8:32 |
| 10 | No Moon at All (listen to full-length track) (Red Evans / David Mann) | 5:50 |
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's Day Is Done marks the Trio debut of drummer Jeff Ballard, who joins Mehldau on piano and Larry Grenadier on bass. For his second album on Nonesuch, Mehldau continues his Anglophile bent with an interpretation of English singer/songwriter Nick Drake's "Day Is Done," a unique take on the Beatles' quirky gem "Martha My Dear," and the British band Radiohead's "Knives Out." Also on the record are tunes by Burt Bacharach and Paul Simon, as well as two of Mehldau's own compositions, among others.
Mehldau calls Day Is Done, which was recorded mostly over an exhilarating six or seven hour period, a "high-octane record, with a few moments of respite here and there."
Credits
MUSICIANS
Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jeff Ballard, drums
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Brad Mehldau
All tracks except track 3 recorded on March 13, 2005
Track three recorded on March 14, 2005
Recorded and Mixed by James Farber at Avatar Studios, New York, NY
Assistant Engineer: Aya Takemura
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY
Assistant: Maria Triana
Design by Doyle Partners
Cover Photography by Diane Cook & Len Jenshel
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
