Mehldau, Brad Trio / Where Do You Start
Album: Where Do You Start   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mehldau, Brad Trio   Added:Nov 2012
Label:Nonesuch Records  

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Add Date: 2012-11-04 Pull Date: 2013-01-06 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 30 Dec 23 Dec 16 Dec 9 Dec 2 Nov 25 Nov 18 Nov 11
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Recent Airplay
1. Aug 22, 2022: Rebop
Airegin
4. Mar 12, 2016: the pocket
Brownie Speaks
2. Aug 08, 2022: Rebop
Jam
5. Jan 22, 2016: Rebop
Holland
3. Apr 22, 2016: Rebop
Airegin
6. Jan 16, 2016: the pocket
Brownie Speaks

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-11-04
BRAD MEHLDAU: Where Do You Start
Nonesuch, 2012

MODERN JAZZ – Recorded at the same sessions as Ode, released earlier this year, this disc finds top pianist Mehldau and his outstanding trio reinterpreting rock, classic jazz and Brazilian tunes, several of them ballads. All have the Mehldau stamp, with delicate emotional shading from the piano and tight interplay. Really good, understated stuff.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7-8, 10

1. 5:25 – Alice in Chains song: gently rolling circular rhythm, piano trips lightly
2. 8:47 – Sufjan Stevens tune: soft & delicate; beautiful piano, rises in middle
3. 8:13 – lightly twisted bebop: self-counterpoint from piano, steady rhythm
4. 10:08 – Elvis Costello ballad: very slow, intimate, lush solo piano in 2nd half
5. 6:24 – sneaky bop classic: weightless propulsion, bass solo & quick drums
6. 6:24 – dark tune made famous by Jimi Hendrix: a trudging, bluesy march
7. 9:02 – very nice Brazilian ballad with a quiet dignity, very subtle piano work
8. 5:26 – flows from 7: meandering improv/jam with a nice rock-inspired beat
9. 8:31 – Nick Drake ballad has a gentle flow, long bass solo & bright piano
10. 6:01 – upbeat Brazilian jazz: fast drums elevate optimistic piano melody
11. 4:06 – very warm and quiet version of an emotional ballad

[ Fo ] - 4 November 2012

Track Listing
1. Got Me Wrong   6. Hey Joe
2. Holland   7. Sambe E Amor
3. Brownie Speaks   8. Jam
4. Baby Plays Around   9. Time Has Told Me
5. Airegin   10. Aquelas Coisas Todas
  11. Where Do You Start?