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News
- 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 Brad Mehldau Trio
The trio format has been Brad Mehldau’s preferred musical unit for much of his performing and recording career. The first Brad Mehldau Trio album, and the first in the Art of the Trio series, came out on Warner Bros. in 1996. This record featured the original trio configuration of Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Jorge Rossy on drums.
In 2005 came the first trio release for Nonesuch—Day Is Done—which featured a new trio with Jeff Ballard replacing Rossy in the drum chair. The trio has since gone on to release another studio album—House on Hill—as well as a quartet album with guitarist Pat Metheny. The trio’s most recent release for Nonesuch is the two-disc album Live, recorded at New York’s famed Village Vanguard, over the course of a week's residency, as well as an exclusive Nonesuch Store MP3-only collection of the complete Friday night sets.
Latest Release
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Ode
March 13, 2012The Trio—"a graceful powerhouse, equally savvy about groove and harmony" (New York Times)—performs 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, such as the late saxophonist Michael Brecker (“M.B.”), a character from the film Easy Rider (“Wyatt’s Eulogy for George Hanson”), and the guitarist Kurt Ronsenwinkel (“Kurt Vibe”). Pre-orders include an instant download of the title track.
Releases
On Tour
- February 27, 2012 – 08:00 pmPalace of Fine Arts, Henry Le Boeuf Hall, Brussels,
- February 28, 2012 – 08:30 pmLantaren/Venster, Rotterdam,
- February 29, 2012Klub Zak, Gdansk,
- March 2, 2012Kino Kijow, Krakow,
- March 3, 2012 – 08:00 pmYstads Teater AB, Ystad,
- March 4, 2012 – 07:30 pmStenhammarsalen, Göteborg,