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Mehldau and producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann) experiment with electronic instrumentation on these original and borrowed tunes. The Boston Globe raves, "Gorgeous and brilliant ... Mehldau has crafted a new-jazz soundscape that bursts with pop smarts."

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Mehldau and producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann) experiment with electronic instrumentation on these original and borrowed tunes. The Boston Globe raves, "Gorgeous and brilliant ... Mehldau has crafted a new-jazz soundscape that bursts with pop smarts."

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Jon Brion
Engineered by Thomas Biller
Assistant recording engineer: Steve Genewick
Mixed by Jon Brion
Assistant mixing engineer: Steve Mixdorf
Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio B, April 2-8, 2001
All music was recorded live, on the floor. There were no overdubs.
Mixed at NRG Studios, Burbank, CA, Studio B, January 21-26 and February 17-19, 2002
Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

All songs composed by Brad Mehldau, except track 4 by Brad Mehldau, Darek Oleszkewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jon Brion, Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo; track 5 by Thomas Yorke, Edward O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Jonathan Greenwood, Philip Selway; track 8 by John Lennon / Paul McCartney; track 9 by Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Matt Chamberlain, Jorge Rossy; track 11 by Antonio Carlos Jobim / John Lennon / Paul McCartney.

Art Direction & Design: Lawrence Azerrad
Photography: Tina Tyrell

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48114

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1disc
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Brad Mehldau
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MUSICIANS
Brad Mehldau, piano, vibes
Larry Grenadier, Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnson, bass
Matt Chamberlain, Jorge Rossy, Jim Keltner, drums
Victor Indrizzo, drums & percussion
Jon Brion, guitar, guitar synth, piano percussion

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CD+MP3
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MP3
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9.00
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LP+MP3 (due June 16)
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34.00
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News & Reviews

  • Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Marcus Gilmore were at Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for The Gilmore in April, performing songs by Mehldau, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, and more. You can now watch it here. Mehldau and McBride meet up again in October for a duo tour of the US and again next March for shows in Paris and Munich. Brad Mehldau’s new album of songs by Elliott Smith, Ride into the Sun, is out August 29.

  • Brad Mehldau has released “Between the Bars," a new track from his forthcoming album, Ride into the Sun—a songbook record of music by the late singer, songwriter, and guitarist Elliott Smith—due August 29 on Nonesuch. He's joined on the song by bassist Felix Moseholm and drummer Matt Chamberlain. You can watch a performance video, directed by Matthew Edginton, here. Also on the album are singer/guitarist Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear), singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, bassist/engineer John Davis, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman.

     

  • About This Album

    Mehldau and producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann) experiment with electronic instrumentation on these original and borrowed tunes. The Boston Globe raves, "Gorgeous and brilliant ... Mehldau has crafted a new-jazz soundscape that bursts with pop smarts."

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Brad Mehldau, piano, vibes
    Larry Grenadier, Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnson, bass
    Matt Chamberlain, Jorge Rossy, Jim Keltner, drums
    Victor Indrizzo, drums & percussion
    Jon Brion, guitar, guitar synth, piano percussion

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Jon Brion
    Engineered by Thomas Biller
    Assistant recording engineer: Steve Genewick
    Mixed by Jon Brion
    Assistant mixing engineer: Steve Mixdorf
    Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, Studio B, April 2-8, 2001
    All music was recorded live, on the floor. There were no overdubs.
    Mixed at NRG Studios, Burbank, CA, Studio B, January 21-26 and February 17-19, 2002
    Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

    All songs composed by Brad Mehldau, except track 4 by Brad Mehldau, Darek Oleszkewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jon Brion, Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo; track 5 by Thomas Yorke, Edward O'Brien, Colin Greenwood, Jonathan Greenwood, Philip Selway; track 8 by John Lennon / Paul McCartney; track 9 by Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, Matt Chamberlain, Jorge Rossy; track 11 by Antonio Carlos Jobim / John Lennon / Paul McCartney.

    Art Direction & Design: Lawrence Azerrad
    Photography: Tina Tyrell

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