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, 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'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
