Brad Mehldau - Art Of The Trio 4: Back At The Vanguard

EAC Rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG File | 7 Tracks | Lenght: 75:49 | 429 MB | HD Artwork included (300dpi)
Genre: Jazz | Label: Warner Bros (9362-47463-2) | Year: 1999 | Catalog Number: B00000JZMN
Original Release Date: September 28, 1999





Simply put, Brad Mehldau can flat-out play. Beyond his phenomenal skills is an uncanny ability to wring new sentiment out of old tunes ("I'll Be Seeing You") while also recontextualizing interesting contemporary pop as jazz composition (Radiohead's "Exit Music for a Film). On this, his fourth Art of the Trio recording, Mehldau again finds himself in the friendly confines of the Village Vanguard for an evening of his mood-swept melodies and tangled bop knots. Starting with an uptempo "All the Things You Are," the pianist concentrates on blistering right-hand solo work, taking only the slightest detours to wonder over the delicate soul of the tune. But this diversion is so subtle, so whispered that it threatens to go unnoticed if Mehldau were not meticulous with every melody he presses into the keys. Mehldau is often thought of as an "impressionistic" player, and on volume 4 he gives every song both the time and the permission to explore, change, and mutate. One minute, Mehldau is roaring up and down the keys on "Sehnsucht," the next he's turning the tune into a Brahms-like suite. With skills like that, we can only hope there's no end to Mehldau's Art of the Trio series.


Personnel
Brad Mehldau - Piano
Larry Grenadier - Bass
Jorge Rossy - Drums

Recorded January 5-10, 1999 at the Village Vanguard, New York, NY
Produced by Matt Pierson
Recorded by David Oakes
Mixed by James Farber
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Mastering Studio, New York, NY


Tracklisting
1. All The Things You Are (Live) (Album Version) - 13:44
2. Sehnsucht (Live) (Album Version) - 10:48
3. Nice Pass (Live) (Album Version) - 17:35
4. Solar (Live) (Album Version) - 9:54
5. London Blues (Live) (Album Version) - 7:37
6. I'll Be Seeing You (Live) (Album Version) - 7:17
7. Exit Music (For A Film) (Live) (Album Version) - 8:53


Download:(RapidShare)
AotT4.Back.at.the.Vanguard.FLAC.part1.rar
AotT4.Back.at.the.Vanguard.FLAC.part2.rar
AotT4.Back.at.the.Vanguard.FLAC.part3.rar
AotT4.Back.at.the.Vanguard.FLAC.part4.rar
AotT4.Back.at.the.Vanguard.FLAC.part5.rar
Artwork