REBECCA MARTIN — Middlehope (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Rebecca Martin's Middlehope starts out as a quirky collection of jazz ballads. But about halfway through, the vocalist turns her attention to two pop/rock-oriented songs by Jesse Harris, who happens to be one of Norah Jones' main songwriters. In fact, the second of these two, "One Flight Down," appears on Jones' debut disc, Come Away With Me. Martin and Jones do seem to share a fondness for the contemporary singer/songwriter aesthetic, but Martin is more of a jazzer; her world-weary drawl gives a lift to old tunes like "Bewitched," "The Sweetest Sounds," "Dindi," and Johnny Mercer's "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehn." Martin's band includes husband/bassist Larry Grenadier, drummer Jorge Rossy, and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry, but the album's truly defining sound is created by guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Steve Cardenas, a twosome who has graced ensembles led by Paul Motian and Marc Johnson. (They're pretty easy to tell apart; Rosenwinkel takes most of the solos.) Without any other accompaniment, the guitarists frame a particularly vulnerable performance by Martin on the closing "Where Is Love," weaving together shimmering, intersecting lines that obliquely define each unfolding harmony. The band communicates with utmost sensitivity on "A Fine Spring Morning," which is played entirely rubato. And McHenry beautifully shadows the chromatic descending lines of "Midnight Sun" with carefully chosen harmonies. He also sings (who knew?) on "Dindi," doubling the tender melody an octave below Martin. Highly recommended. David R. Adler 
Tracklist :
1 The Sweetest Sounds 5:35
Richard Rodgers 
2 A Fine Spring Morning 3:51
Written-By – B. Haymes
3 The Midnight Sun 6:04
Written-By – J. Mercer, L. Hampton, S. Burke
4 Dindi 5:25
Lyrics By [Portuguese] – A. Oliveira
Written-By – A. C. Jobim
R. Gilbert 
5 How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen? 4:24
Written-By – T. Scibetta, J. Mercer
6 Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 5:32
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers 
7 Then a Wall Came Up Inside Me 3:11
Written-By – J. Harris
8 One Flight Down 3:07
Written-By – J. Harris
9 Ridin' High 3:26
Written-By – C. Porter
10 Where Is Love? 3:26
Written-By – L. Bart
Credits :
Acoustic Bass – Larry Grenadier
Classical Guitar [Nylon String], Electric Guitar – Steve Cardenas
Drums – Jorge Rossy
Electric Guitar – Kurt Rosenwinkel
Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Bill McHenry
Vocals, Producer – Rebecca Martin

ETHAN IVERSON | LEE KONITZ | LARRY GRENADIER | JORGE ROSSY - Costumes Are Mandatory (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In his liner notes to Costumes Are Mandatory, pianist Ethan Iverson states plainly that this recording documents "the four of us in dialog with the Tristano school." That dialogue includes argument. Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, of course, comes directly from that school; Lennie was his mentor. At 85, Konitz is one of the music's most iconic and constant improvisers and he shines here. Of these 14 cuts, eight feature him and Iverson, with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy -- the rhythm section of Brad Mehldau's trio. The rest are trios, solos, or duets. There are numerous surprises, including two versions of Iverson's "Blueberry Ice Cream." It's a blues and Konitz doesn't usually play them. But it's where he came from -- he was a vocalist in a jump band originally, and the pianist composed it with that in mind. Grenadier's walking bassline establishes the 12-bar notion, and Iverson begins a harmonic inquiry into Tristano, while Konitz moves right into the middle of the blues with that airy, dry tone of his, speaking sparely yet insistently. "Try a Little Tenderness" is a set watermark, commencing with a ghostly piano intro that touches on gospel, allowing the hint of the melody in impressionistically before bringing it in wholesale. Konitz uses a mute on the first chorus. When the rhythm section enters behind him, he dumps it and stretches the lyric to the edge, while never losing its languid beauty. Iverson overdubs his piano, solo, on an intro version of Konitz's "It's You," in homage to Tristano's examples from the 1950s, before the band plays their own. On the latter, Iverson directly opposes Lennie by channeling Thelonious Monk -- his least favorite pianist. Grenadier's walking bassline keeps the track anchored as Rossy plays another Lennie no-no: a busy syncopated cadence, much freer than the original. Konitz also extrapolates on the lyric and makes it elastic, deconstructing it in his solo. Another gem is the alto and bass duet on "Body and Soul," which is full of deep dulcet tones by both players as they move through, around, and inside the lyric almost symbiotically. Iverson attempted in vain to get Konitz to play on the R&B standard "Blueberry Hill." But the way the pianist pulls apart the harmony beginning with the second chorus is remarkable for being simultaneously knotty and elegant. No dialogue with Tristano would be complete without a reading of Konitz's "317 East 32nd." Iverson claims the saxophonist agreed to play it grudgingly, but it is a compelling encounter nonetheless. The pianist approaches the harmonics from the back end, while the saxophonist inverts his own ideas of its lyric -- only touching on the head at the end -- and Rossy's skittering cymbals almost strut against Grenadier's walk. Costumes Are Mandatory is anything but a conventional recording: these players communicate, inquire, and argue with one another as much as they do Tristano and seem to delight in the process, which is a reward for any jazz listener.
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Tracklist :
1    Blueberry Ice Cream Take 2 3:23
Written-By – E. Iverson
2    Try A Little Tenderness 7:03
Written-By – H. Woods, J. Campbell, R. Connelly
3    It's You (Tempo Complex) 1:05
Written-By – L. Konitz
4    It's You 4:54
Written-By – L. Konitz
5    What's New 5:33
Written-By – B. Haggart
6    317 East 32nd 4:47
Written-By – L. Konitz
7    Body And Soul 5:49
Written-By – E. Heyman, F. Eyton, J. Green, R. Sour
8    Blueberry Hill 4:42
Written-By – A. Lewis, L. Stock, V. Rose
9    A Distant Bell 2:01
Written-By – E. Iverson
10    Bats 2:12
Written-By – E. Iverson
11    Mr. Bumi 1:19
Written-By – E. Iverson
12    My New Lovers All Seem So Tame 2:36
Written-By – E. Iverson
13    My Old Flame 7:04
Written-By – A. Johnston, S. Coslow
14    Blueberry Ice Cream Take 1 3:24
Written-By – E. Iverson
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Larry Grenadier
Drums – Jorge Rossy
Piano, Producer – Ethan Iverson
Vocals – Lee Konitz (pistas: 13) 

PAQUITO D'RIVERA — Havana Cafe (1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

This excellent all-round session features Paquito D'Rivera on alto, clarinet, and soprano with his sextet, which is comprised of either Fareed Haque or Ed Cherry on guitar, the great pianist Danilo Perez, bassist David Finck, drummer Jorge Rossy, and percussionist Sammy Figueroa. The program has some strong group originals (such as "Havana Cafe," "Jean Pauline," "Who's Smoking?!," and "Bossa do Brooklyn"), and the result is an often-fiery set of modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Havana Cafe 6:34
Danilo Pérez
2     Jean Pauline 8:38
Ed Cherry
3     The Search 8:03
Fareed Haque
4     Look at You 7:15
David Finck
5     Improvalsation 1:55
Paquito D'Rivera
6     Contradanza 1:32
Paquito D'Rivera
7     Who's Smoking?! 5:56
Paquito D'Rivera / Claudio Roditi
8     The Return 5:54
Fareed Haque
9     Bossa do Brooklyn 6:46
Claudio Roditi
10     What Are You Doing Tomorrow Night? 5:47
Lucio Godoy
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Sopranino Saxophone – Paquito D'Rivera
Bass – David Finck
Drums – Jorge Rossy
Guitar – Ed Cherry (faixas: 2 and 7), Fareed Haque
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Piano – Danilo Perez
Producer – David Chesky, Paquito D'Rivera

BRAD MEHLDAU — Introducing + The Art of Trio, Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (1995-2001) 6 Albums | 7CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Introducing Brad Mehldau (1995)

Pianist Brad Mehldau's debut as a leader features his straight-ahead style in trios with either Larry Grenadier or Christian McBride on bass and Jorge Rossy or Brian Blade on drums. The well-rounded set is highlighted by tasteful and swinging versions of five standards (including John Coltrane's "Countdown," "It Might As Well Be Spring," and "From This Moment On") and four of the pianist's originals. This CD (which is sometimes available at a budget price) serves as a fine start to what should be a productive career. Scott Yanow

Tracklist :

1 It Might As Well Be Spring 7:46

Written-By – Hammerstein/Rodgers

2 Countdown 4:12

Written-By – Coltrane

3 My Romance 6:23

Written-By – Rodgers/Hart

4 Angst 6:11

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

5 Young Werther 7:11

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

6 Prelude To A Kiss 10:00

Written-By – Ellington

7 London Blues 7:00

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

8 From This Moment On 6:33

Written-By – Porter

9 Say Goodbye 9:25

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

Credits:

Bass – Christian McBride (tracks: 6 to 9), Larry Grenadier (tracks: 1 to 5)

Drums – Brian Blade (tracks: 6 to 9), Jorge Rossy (tracks: 1 to 5)

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol.1 (1997)

At this point in time, pianist Brad Mehldau's style falls between Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, being heavily influenced by the voicings of the latter and the free yet lyrical improvising of the former. With fine backup work by bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, Mehldau explores five standards (including the Beatles' "Blackbird" and "Nobody Else but Me") and four originals, coming up with melodic yet adventurous ideas. Mehldau displays much potential for the future. Scott Yanow

Tracklist :

1 Blame It On My Youth 6:17

Written-By – Heyman, Levant

2 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 6:30

Written-By – Rodgers/Hart

3 Ron’s Place 6:29

 Brad Mehldau

4 Blackbird 5:00

Written-By – Lennon/McCartney

5 Lament For Linus 4:38

 Brad Mehldau

6 Mignon’s Song 6:34

 Brad Mehldau

7 I Fall In Love Too Easily 7:16

Written-By – Styne/Cahn

8 Lucid 5:43 

 Brad Mehldau

9 Nobody Else But Me 7:36

Written-By – Hammerstein/Kern

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Written-By – Brad Mehldau (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8)

Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol.2

 (Live at the Village Vanguard) 1998

It takes a certain nerve for a young jazz artist to subtitle an album Live at the Village Vanguard. The title evokes some mighty powerful spirits from the jazz pantheon. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins. Bill Evans. Joe Henderson. But pianist Brad Mehldau is more than up to this daunting challenge. On this set of standards by the likes of Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk and Henry Mancini, Mehldau exhibits a musical erudition and a technical prowess that belies his youth. Though the obvious comparisons are with Evans and Keith Jarrett, Mehldau has a highly individual style that draws heavily on his classical training. Along with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, he has made a stunning album of exploratory jazz that holds its own with the great "Live at the Village Vanguard" recordings of the past. Joel Roberts

Tracklist :

1 It’s Alright With Me 12:39

Written-By – Cole Porter

2 Young And Foolish 13:07

Written-By – Albert Hague, Arnold Horwitt

3 Monk’s Dream 11:09

Written-By – Thelonious Monk

4 The Way You Look Tonight 12:33

Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern

5 Moon River 10:52

Written-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

6 Countdown 12:40

Written-By – John Coltrane

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol.3 (Songs) 1998 

The lyrical pianist Brad Mehldau applies his melancholy, Bill Evans/Keith Jarrett-derived approach to a set of five originals plus standards including "Young at Heart," "For All We Know," and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," as well as covers of Nick Drake's "River Man" and Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)." The always swinging and tasteful pianist is accompanied by a rhythm section of drummer Jorge Rossy and bassist Larry Grenadier, and overall this is a fine program easily recommended to straight-ahead collectors. Steve Huey

Tracklist :

1 Song-Song 6:29

 Brad Mehldau

2 Unrequited 6:07

 Brad Mehldau

3 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 5:57

Written-By – Rodgers/Hart

4 Exit Music (For A Film) 4:23

Written-By – Radiohead

5 At A Loss 6:19

 Brad Mehldau

6 Convalescent 5:58

 Brad Mehldau

7 For All We Know 7:59

Written-By – Coots, Lewis

8 River Man 4:47

Written-By – Drake

9 Young At Heart 6:20

Written-By – Leigh, Richards

10 Sehnsucht 4:56

 Brad Mehldau

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Written-By – Brad Mehldau (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10)

Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol.4

 (Back At The Vanguard) 1999

Appearing just three months after Brad Mehldau's elegant solo piano album Elegiac Cycle, Art of the Trio, Vol. 4: Back to the Vanguard provides a remarkable contrast to the refined, cerebral, hypnotic affair that was released before it. Not that the performances on Back to the Vanguard aren't hypnotic, since they're utterly captivating. The difference is that this live recording captures exactly how vital and impassioned Mehldau's playing is. Working with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, he turns these songs -- including three originals, one Miles Davis number, two standards, and Radiohead's "Exit Music" -- inside out, finding the heart of the song, and exploring a bewildering array of variations of the themes and chords. This music surges forward, unhinged and forceful, complex but completely accessible. Mehldau spends much of his liner notes on the defensive, explaining how many jazz critics have misread his music. He has a point -- he has often been ghettoized as a jazz intellectual, but as this exceptional album proves, there is considerable emotion and feeling and plain excitement behind his music, even during the mesmerizing quiet sections. Stephen Thomas Erlewine  

Tracklist :

1 All The Things You Are 13:30

Written-By – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

2 Sehnsucht 10:48

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

3 Nice Pass 17:35

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

4 Solar 9:51

Written-By – Miles Davis

5 London Blues 7:37

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

6 I'll Be Seeing You 7:18

Written-By – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain

7 Exit Music (For A Film) 8:14

Written-By – Radiohead

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau

The Brad Mehldau Trio - The Art of the Trio, Vol.5

 (Progression) 2001 (2CD)

Virtuoso pianist Brad Mehldau continues his Art of the Trio series with a two-CD set titled Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: Progression. Recorded live at the Village Vanguard in New York City, this volume is his most satisfying triad outing yet. The trio opens disc one with a swinging up-tempo rendition of "The More I See You" and, for over ten minutes, Mehldau improvises his swinging instincts with his well-organized rhythmic partners, drummer Jorge Rossy and acoustic bassist Larry Grenadier. His original "Dream's Monk" features an extended variation on his profoundly introspective bebop. This composition is the centerpiece of disc one, which otherwise features covers of such standards as "Alone Together," "It Might as Well Be Spring," and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Disc two is evenly programmed with three originals by Brad Mehldau and three by Great American Songbook composers George & Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Sammy Fain, and Paul Francis Webster. On the nearly 15-minute rendition of the Gershwin/Kern composition "Long Ago and Far Away," Mehldau's rhythm section plays fervent bop lines over his brilliant piano arpeggios after a virtuosic introduction. Grenadier's bass solo remains one of the most memorable on this recording, with Mehldau delicately comping it with light piano chord voicings. Rossy deftly adjusts and readjusts his brushwork to provide just the right textures and musical accompaniment. Whereas The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, and Vol. 4 provided Mehldau's listeners with rich documentation of his piano mastery that often includes altered root motion and meter on standard tunes, blazing swing tempos, and poetic piano lines that can hover intensely in a ballad, his intrinsic musical signature is more substantial on Progression due to several stunning piano solos, ethereal vamps, and successive thematic transformations. Paula Edelstein  

Tracklist 1 :

1 The More I See You 10:05

Written-By – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon

2 Dream's Monk 11:21

Written-By – Thelonious Monk

3 The Folks Who Live On The Hill 9:50

Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern

4 Alone Together 15:01

Written-By – Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz

5 It Might As Well Be Spring 2:48

Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers

6 Cry Me A River 8:50

Written-By – Arthur Hamilton

7 River Man 11:29

Written-By – Nicholas Drake

Tracklist 2 :

1 Quit 7:13

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

2 Secret Love 10:06

Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain

3 Sublation 14:58

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

4 Resignation 8:39

Written-By – Brad Mehldau

5 Long Ago And Far Away 14:50

Written-By – Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern

6 How Long Has This Been Going On? 10:44

Written-By – George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau

BRAD MEHLDAU - PLACES (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Brad Mehldau is becoming a more interesting, more thought-provoking, more individualistic musician with each release -- breaking away from the same old models, finding new ones to integrate into his own personality. The 11 compositions on this CD were conceived on the road, and only midway through did Mehldau realize that they developed similar ideas. Which indeed they do, seizing upon repeated riffing and vamps that Keith Jarrett has explored and sending them in cogent directions. The designated theme is travel; each selection bears the name of a place or mood, and the catchy, contemplative "Los Angeles" serves as the album's bookends, as well as a solo pit stop in the center. Like Elegiac Cycle, Places works like a song cycle; a unified, beautifully proportioned conception, with lots of rambunctious, swinging outbreaks amidst the contemplation. The titles in themselves mean nothing as far as the content of the music is concerned -- or so he writes in another lengthy, provocative liner note. Rather, the album is about the constancy of his personality and musical language, taking all of your personal mental baggage with you wherever you travel. This is an important album, one that anyone interested in piano jazz ought to check out. by Richard S. Ginell  

Tracklist:

1 Los Angeles 5:21

Brad Mehldau

2 29 Palms 5:09

Brad Mehldau

3 Madrid 6:07

Brad Mehldau

4 Amsterdam 3:38

Brad Mehldau

5 Los Angels II 5:18

Brad Mehldau

6 West Hartford 5:39

Brad Mehldau

7 Airport Sadness 4:48

Brad Mehldau

8 Perugia 3:52

Brad Mehldau

9 A Walk In The Park 5:59

Brad Mehldau

10 Paris 6:30

Brad Mehldau

11 Schloss Elmau 6:32

Brad Mehldau

12 Am Zauberberg 7:07

Brad Mehldau

13 Los Angeles (Reprise) 3:28

Brad Mehldau

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano, Composed By, Producer – Brad Mehldau

BRAD MEHLDAU - Largo (2002) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In the most enigmatic project up to this point in his career, Brad Mehldau explores conflicting aesthetics, sometimes in tracks positioned next to each other, and occasionally within the confines of a single performance. A spare simplicity governs much of the album, emphasized by almost puritanical horn arrangements -- long notes, mournful triadic chords. After acknowledging these episodes with childlike figurations on the piano, Mehldau then builds his solos along more dissonant lines, which invariably end up enhancing the mood. But then there are tracks like "Dropjes," whose electronic effects gnash angrily at the piano, or "Free Willy," on which putty attached to the instrument's low strings allows Mehldau to unleash a feral improvisation, with lines that suggest scurrying rodents more than bebop blowing. Producer Jon Brion stimulated much of this adventurism, at times diving directly into the mix with his guitar synth or Chamberlin keyboard. But what intrigues most about Largo in the end is the perspective it offers on Mehldau, whose playing here is, as always, intelligent, perhaps a bit cerebral, and now open as well to sonic exotica. by Robert L. Doerschuk  

Tracklist:

1 When It Rains 6:36

Bassoon – Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan

Clarinet – Emile Bernstein, Gary Gray

Drums – Matt Chamberlain

Flute – David Shostac, Steve Kujala

Oboe – Earle Dumler, Jon Clark

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Acoustic Bass – Larry Grenadier

2 You're Vibing Me 3:28

Acoustic Bass [Left] – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Acoustic Bass [Right] – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jim Keltner, Jorge Rossy

Piano, Vibraphone – Brad Mehldau

Shaker – Matt Chamberlain

3 Dusty Mcnugget 5:43

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Bass Trombone – George B. Thatcher

Drums – Matt Chamberlain

French Horn – Daniel Kelley, Philip Yao

Piano – Brad Mehldau, Brad Mehldau

Snare [Brush] – Jim Keltner

Trombone – William Reichenbach

4 Dropjes 3:58

Jon Brion / Matt Chamberlain / Brad Mehldau / Justin Meldal-Johnsen / Darek Oleszkiewicz

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Drums, Percussion – Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo

Electric Bass – Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Guitar [Treatments] – Jon Brion

Piano – Brad Mehldau

5 Paranoid Android 9:05

Colin Greenwood / Phil Selway / Thom Yorke

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Bass Trombone – Kenneth Kugler

Drums – Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain

French Horn – Jerry Folsom, Joseph Meyer

Percussion [Piano Prepared] – Jon Brion

Piano [With Putty Treatment In Lower Two Octaves] – Brad Mehldau

Trombone – William Reichenbach

6 Franklin Avenue 3:42

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Bass Trombone – George B. Thatcher

Drums – Matt Chamberlain

French Horn – Daniel Kelley, Philip Yao

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Trombone – William Reichenbach

Vibraphone – Jim Keltner

7 Sabbath 4:42

Piano [Distorto Piano Through Leslie With Whammy Pedal] – Brad Mehldau

8 Dear Prudence 5:22

John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Drums – Jim Keltner

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Shaker, Percussion – Matt Chamberlain

9 Free Willy 5:05

Matt Chamberlain / Larry Grenadier / Brad Mehldau / Jorge Rossy

Bass [Treated] – Larry Grenadier

Drums, Percussion – Jorge Rossy, Matt Chamberlain

Piano [With Putty Treatment In Lower Two Octaves] – Brad Mehldau

10 Alvarado 4:00

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

 Drums, Percussion – Victor Indrizzo

Electric Bass – Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Percussion [Piano Prepared] – Jim Keltner

Piano – Brad Mehldau 

Tabla – Matt Chamberlain

11 Medley 6:28

Antônio Carlos Jobim / John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Acoustic Bass – Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz

Drums – Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo

Electric Bass – Justin Meldal-Johnsen

Guitar [Synthesizer] – Jon Brion

Vibraphone – Brad Mehldau

12 I Do 7:17 

Bassoon – Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan

Clarinet – Emile Bernstein, Gary Gray 

Flute – David Shostac, Steve Kujala

Oboe – Earle Dumler, Jon Clark

Piano – Brad Mehldau

Credits:

Written-By, Arranged By [Woodwind And Brass Arrangements] – Brad Mehldau

BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO - Anything Goes (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ironically, Anything Goes would have been a more fitting title for pianist Brad Mehldau's previous effort, the idiosyncratic and experimental Largo. Completely eschewing the electronic flourishes and horn sections that characterized the 2002 Jon Brion-produced album as Mehldau's most adventurous release up to that point, Anything Goes is actually a return to a more traditional approach. Featuring his longtime sidemen bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, Mehldau has crafted a thoughtful and pretty standards-based album. Classics including the title track and "Get Happy" are artfully deconstructed in a style that calls to mind a deft blending of Mehldau's most obvious touchstones, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans. Similarly, "The Nearness of You" and "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" are masterpieces of impressionism that veritably weep with the plangent yearning of Miles Davis' trumpet. However, by the time Mehldau turns Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place" into the missing track off Sketches of Spain and solidifies Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years" as the most poignant ballad ever written, Anything Goes moves from the expected to the inspired and that alone makes this worth a listen. by Matt Collar 

Tracklist:

1 Get Happy 9:47

Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

2 Dreamsville 5:03

Written-By – Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Raymond B. Evans

3 Anything Goes 7:08

Written-By – Cole Porter

4 Tres Palabras 5:01

Written-By – Osvaldo Farres

5 Skippy 5:24

Written-By – Thelonious Monk

6 Nearness Of You 6:43

Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington

7 Still Crazy After All These Years 5:21

Written-By – Paul Simon

8 Everything In Its Right Place 6:55

Written-By – Radiohead

9 Smile 6:48

Written-By – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Clarmont Parsons, James John Turner Philips

10 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 4:49

Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe

Credits:

Bass – Larry Grenadier

Drums – Jorge Rossy

Piano – Brad Mehldau