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, 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
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
