Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny - Metheny Mehldau Quartet
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Free Music Review: Beautiful, Engaging, but not Explosive
Hit: 4 Stars
Mehldau and Metheney have collaborated such that their work on this cd is continuous with their previous but separate efforts while still being a creative and enjoyable work. Most of the tracks have, as their foundation, Mehldau's incredible sense of balance between the complex and the simple. Mehldau's sense of when and how to fill--and not fill--in the spaces continues to be an incredible strength of his approach. Metheney's contribution is to ride this gentle wave with his usual mix of engaging accessibility. Metheny's use of a synthesizer effect allows him to explore two of the tunes more freely which provides the most satisfying tracks on the album (5 & 9). What the album lacks in explosiveness (check out Mehldau's version of "Solar" on the album Art of the Trio Vol IV) it makes up in subtle inventiveness.Free Music Review: Depends on what you expect...3 1/2 stars
Hit: 4 Stars
I read several stunning reviews, before this cd even hit the stores where I live. Having been a long time avid fan of Pat Metheny and the Brad Mehldau Trio, I must admit I was a little disappointed after listening to the cd. Obviously, since these are the guys playing, it is good! However, it being a Quartet edition, I had expected something a little more "explosive" than the last release. I had expected something more in the line of the tune "Ring of Life" from their last album (which is a great tune, also featuring the Quartet).
This one is very mellow, I find, but ofcourse their playing is really good.
Free Music Review: Metheny/Mehldau Quartet
Hit: 4 Stars
What I like most about Metheny is his songwriting which for me is hit and
miss, but I still await the next hit with excitement. For me this album was quite good but my favorite songs that he's performed are probably not
on this album. Also , I probably rated Rejoicing too low giving it a '4'
because I listen to it all the time and still enjoy it. Pat is an artist
that I will probably not abandon simply because of who he is. He's a great
guitarist and sometimes really inspires me with his writing.
Free Music Review: music to my ears
Hit: 4 Stars
a musical delicacy of cold cut jazz. well balanced between slow and mellow songs and more upbeat numbers that simply jazzles your mind.
one down side, some of the numbers are to short, leave you wanting for more, well the whole cd creates this entire empty space that craves more of that jazzy jazz; some of the songs has the beautiful, slow evolution from downbeat tempo but every melodious moving toward some really funky stuff (not as in funk but funky as in phat)but ending all too soon.
Free Music Review: Metheny-Mehldau
Hit: 3 Stars
Pat Metheny is one of my favorite artists of all time. I really admire his song writing and his whole approach to music. Brad Mehldau is also another favorite of mine. Both men are modern players who are quite unlike anyone before them, but are still very down to earth. Their playing in straight ahead situations is exceptional, and when they push the envelope, the outcome can be very rewarding, or not so memorable.
I first heard about their first collaboration when it came out. Considering these two artists are my favorite current musicians on their instrument, I was excited. I was a little skeptical with the abscence of bass and drums, so I didn't buy it. When I saw that a new collaboration called Quartet came out, obviously including Mehldau's trio with Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard, (also two of my favorites) I when out and bought this.
I expected that modern folky loose and unrestricted sound that Metheny gets on his trio albums, and other collaboration efforts, and the way Mehldau sounds on his trio recordings. With the first track, I was awarded this. The first track is what I expected. A great melody with a nice rhythm and great improvisations. I didn't stay too interested as the cd progressed.
My first problem is why would they call this album Metheny Mehldau Quartet when bass and drums are missing on almost half of the selections?!
Some of Metheny's albums that I've come to love, I wasn't to hip to when I first heard them; example Metheny & Scofield's I Can See Your House From Here, and Pat's Trio 99-00. I guess this is going to be the case with this album. I gave this cd about three or four listens so far, and I'm about to go turn it on again after I write this.
The last few times I heard it, I just felt the music was just falling back into some dreary uninspired music. With the exception of the first track, I wasn't hearing real beautiful melodies, and the quartet wasn't well represented. I'm not going to make any final statements about this cd yet. And if the Metheny Mehldau Quartet was in town, I'd definately go see them.
I hope they make another one and do some of Metheny's old compositions like Are You Going With Me, Unity Village, James, Go Get It, Travels, Have You Heard, etc...