Mehldau, Brad Trio / Live
Album: Live   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mehldau, Brad Trio   Added:Apr 2008
Label:Nonesuch/Atlantic  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-07-06 Pull Date: 2008-09-07 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 7 Aug 31 Aug 24 Jul 20 Jul 13
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 30, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Countdown
4. Jul 31, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
Wonderwall
2. Feb 26, 2016: Rebop
Fit Cat
5. Sep 05, 2008: Memory Select
C.T.A.
3. Aug 20, 2010: The Jazz Hour(s)
Wonderwall
6. Aug 29, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Countdown

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-07-06
BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO: Live
Nonesuch, 2008

MODERN JAZZ – One of the most influential mainstream jazz artists to emerge in the 1990s, Mehldau continues his breakneck recording pace – this is his 5th release since 2006! Recorded live at NYC’s Village Vanguard, Mehldau’s supple trio plays originals, standards and two rock covers (including a 23-minute version of “Black Hole Sun”).

All good. Fo’s Picks: Disc 1 – 2, 3 Disc 2 – 2, 5, 6

DISC 1
2. 8:45 – easy tempo, very nice bass work, piano struts and gently spins
3. 13:07 – bop: piano cruises straight ahead, breezing thru alternating tempos
4. 10:38 – relaxed, lyrical Brazilian tune, light touches of mystery & irony
5. 9:11 – uptempo waltz, breezily optimistic, many melodic ideas in piano solo
6. 23:31 – way too long, but it works as a jazz tune: starts out quiet & bluesy, bass solo adds steam, piano solo gets abstract; pretty fast by the midpoint, breaks down, very cool drum work near the end.
7. 13:03 – standard ballad: pretty and boozy; second half is lovely solo piano

DISC 2
1. 12:00 – upbeat & very melodic, piano trips lightly over fast drums
2. 10:41 – upbeat & modern: chord changes seem to twist or refract the tune
3. 11:35 – bittersweet tune, gentle Latin rhythm, picks up strength as it goes
4. 16:16 – speedy bebop classic: piano sketches the outlines, long drum solo
5. 12:09 – standard ballad, played with great feeling; second half is solo piano
6. 14:57 – difficult Coltrane tune: long solo intro, then everybody cuts loose

[ Fo ] 6-Jul-08


Track Listing
1. Introduction   7. The Very Thought Of You
2. Wonderwall   8. Buddha Realm
3. Ruby's Dub   9. Fit Cat
4. O Que Sera   10. Secret Beach
5. B-Flat Waltz   11. C.T.A.
6. Black Hole Sun   12. More Than You Know
  13. Countdown