Mehldau, Brad Trio / Seymour Reads The Constitution!
| Album: | Seymour Reads The Constitution! | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mehldau, Brad Trio | Added: | May 2018 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-06-07 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 17 |
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| Airplays: | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 18, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monday Edition (rebroadcast from Jul 2, 2018)
Seymour Reads The Constitution |
4. | Jul 13, 2018: | Old Fart at Play
Ten Tune, Spiral |
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| 2. | Aug 11, 2018: | Music Casserole
Beatrice |
5. | Jul 12, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Spiral |
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| 3. | Jul 14, 2018: | Music Casserole
Seymour Reads The Constitution |
6. | Jul 09, 2018: | Old fart at Play
Friends |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-05-30
Reviewed 2018-05-30
Reviewed: 2018-05-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Mehldau is a virtuoso with deep classical leanings that he pulls over into the jazz realm, where he mixes it up with improvisational acumen and a trio dynamic—featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard—that crackles with energy.
If You Like: Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Fred Hersch
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Spiral (8:33) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> false stop> quick fade
*2/ Seymour Reads The Constitution (8:03) – piano starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> piano solo slowly builds to midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Almost Like Being In Love (8:41) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings to fast tempo jam> sizzling piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> drum solo (several times)> uptempo jam> quick fades4/ 4/ De-Dah (8:42) – piano starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo/duet with piano> uptempo jam> quick stop
*5/ Friends (8:15) – piano starts> midtempo waltz> piano solo> midtempo jam> off-kilter jam> quick fade
*6/ Ten Tune (10:07) – piano starts> midtempo quickly swings into uptempo jam> dynamic piano solo> uptempo jam> fade> false stop> uptempo jam & quick fade
7/ Great Day (5:54) – piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solos over the top & swings uptempo> piano solo> quick fade
*8/ Beatrice (8:54) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings uptempo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> (several times)> uptempo jam & fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Mehldau is a virtuoso with deep classical leanings that he pulls over into the jazz realm, where he mixes it up with improvisational acumen and a trio dynamic—featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard—that crackles with energy.
If You Like: Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Fred Hersch
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Spiral (8:33) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> false stop> quick fade
*2/ Seymour Reads The Constitution (8:03) – piano starts> slow jam> bass solo> slow jam> piano solo slowly builds to midtempo jam> quick fade
*3/ Almost Like Being In Love (8:41) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings to fast tempo jam> sizzling piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> drum solo (several times)> uptempo jam> quick fades4/ 4/ De-Dah (8:42) – piano starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> drum solo/duet with piano> uptempo jam> quick stop
*5/ Friends (8:15) – piano starts> midtempo waltz> piano solo> midtempo jam> off-kilter jam> quick fade
*6/ Ten Tune (10:07) – piano starts> midtempo quickly swings into uptempo jam> dynamic piano solo> uptempo jam> fade> false stop> uptempo jam & quick fade
7/ Great Day (5:54) – piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solos over the top & swings uptempo> piano solo> quick fade
*8/ Beatrice (8:54) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo swings uptempo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> uptempo jam> (several times)> uptempo jam & fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Spiral | 5. | Friends | |||
| 2. | Seymour Reads The Constitution | 6. | Ten Tune | |||
| 3. | Almost Like Being In Love | 7. | Great Day | |||
| 4. | De-Dah | 8. | Beatrice |