| Mehldau, Brad / Largo |
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| Album: | Largo | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mehldau, Brad | Added: | Aug 2002 | |
| Label: | Warner Brothers (Jazz/Blu | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2002-09-23 | Pull Date: | 2002-11-25 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Nov 10 | Nov 3 | Oct 6 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 23, 2016: | the pocket Paranoid Android | 4. | Jan 31, 2007: | The Ground State - Deja Vu Paranoid Android | |
| 2. | Jul 09, 2011: | Rebop Dear Prudence | 5. | Feb 21, 2006: | The Sad Men's Club Dear Prudence | |
| 3. | Apr 27, 2010: | Scram Dear Prudence | 6. | May 11, 2005: | Junk: The Best of Jazz n' Funk Paranoid Android |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2002-09-22 | ||
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Mehldau is a very good pianist who's in a gloopy mainstream rut. Here, he tries to break out a bit, with producer Jon Brion (Aimee Mann's buddy) sprinkling in touches like drum machines, used very lightly for a more "hip" sound. Also, Mehldau takes some chances with prepared piano (#5,9) or electronic tricks (#7). Overall, it's mellow modern jazz, but with enough risk-taking to be worth a try. Note the two Beatles covers and the Radiohead song. 1- Slow warm groove, comforting but a bit cheesy 2- Slow chaotic crashing, vibes-led. Nice. 3- Cute Beatlesque melody. Too cute. 4*- An attempt at techno + jazz. Works if you're a jazz fan; probably sounds limp to real techno fans 5*- Radiohead cover in multiple phases. Starts lush, becomes a loud clatter, includes a dark classical interlude 6- Fast but mellow 7*- Piano altered to sound like mean guitars. Funny stuff, and I'd expect Mehldau knows it's not quite like Sabbath 8- Slick contempo jazz 9*- Nice snaky prepared piano 10- Fast and rolling 11*- Fast with some drum tech; cheesy melodies on vibes 12- Sentimental, soft, new-agey | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | When It Rains | 7. | Sabbath | |||
| 2. | You're Vibing Me | 8. | Dear Prudence | |||
| 3. | Dusty Mcnugget | 9. | Free Willy | |||
| 4. | Dropjes | 10. | Alvarado | |||
| 5. | Paranoid Android | 11. | Wave/Mother Nature's Son | |||
| 6. | Franklin Avenue | 12. | I Do |