Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | August Ending | 7:00 |
| 2 | House on Hill | 8:13 |
| 3 | Bealtine | 9:20 |
| 4 | Boomer | 7:17 |
| 5 | Backyard | 5:44 |
| 6 | Fear and Trembling | 5:26 |
| 7 | Embers | 8:07 |
| 8 | Happy Tune | 8:54 |
| 9 | Waiting for Eden | 7:32 |
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
From 1994–2004, the Brad Mehldau Trio was composed of Larry Grenadier on bass, Jorge Rossy on drums, and Mehldau on piano. Jeff Ballard recently replaced Rossy, and House on Hill is the final recording from the previous group. Seven of its tracks come from a two-day session in 2002, when the trio recorded eighteen songs in total. That material was divided into Mehldau originals and interpretations of existing songs; the latter group became Anything Goes, released in 2004. The originals are presented here with two additional songs—“August Ending” and “Fear and Trembling”—from a more recent recording session. “All of the songs were written between 2000 and 2002, and they form a time capsule of my writing then, and of the way the trio was playing together,” Mehldau says, “I am so glad that this music is finally able to see the light of day.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jorge Rossy, drums
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Brad Mehldau and Matt Pierson
All tracks except tracks 1 and 6 recorded on October 8–9, 2002
Tracks 1 and 6 recorded on March 12, 2005
Recorded by James Farber at Avatar Studios, New York, NY
Assistant Engineers: Aya Takemura, Steve Mazur
Mixed by James Farber at Sear Sound, New York, NY
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
All songs composed by Brad Mehldau
Design by Barbara de Wilde
Artwork by Benita Raphan
Photography by Lourdes Delgado
