Brad Mehldau - Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3
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Artist: Brad MehldauEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1998-09-15
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Song-Song
- Unrequited
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
- Exit Music (For a Film)
- At a Loss
- Convalescent
- For All We Know
- River Man
- Young at Heart
- Sehnsucht
Free Music Notes for Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3
Free Music Review: Soulful, humble, and brilliant
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a classically trained musician. I went to an excellent music school that also had one of the best jazz programs in the nation, run by Jackie McLean. I heard some good jazz while I was there. But frankly the old classical musician's put-down, saying that something was "good enough for jazz," more often than not rang true for me. There didn't seem to be a truly sophisticated and solid grounding in structure and harmony in most jazz that I heard. The premium was on improvisation, to the seeming detriment of coherence. Jazz seemed more amorphous and haphazard than not.But Brad Mehldau was a complete revelation for me. Structure and improvisation, freedom and discipline all coexisting together, all combining into an unbelievable organic whole that simply must be experienced to be fully appreciated. This is music making at its highest. Listening to Brad Mehldau for me is like listening to what Bach might have done if he had been a jazz musician. Brad plays from his heart and his soul, and yet his playing always has an overarching structure that is so subtly rendered that it simply blends into the whole, with seemingly no effort.
And don't buy any of that B.S from other reviewers about him being a prima donna. I just met the man in person last night in San Francisco and I can tell you for a fact that he is about as decent, humble, and nice a person as you could ever want in a good friend, let alone one of the greatest musicians on the planet.
Get this CD, listen to it, and let it fill you heart and soul with truth, love, and possibility.
Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3 Poster
Art of the Trio Volume 3 was easily the finest rainy-day album of 1998. Moody, pensive, and hopelessly romantic, Brad Mehldau's fifth album as a leader staked out a deeply personal, strikingly handsome territory. Aided by sympathetic playing from bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, Art of the Trio may not be the most exciting jazz album of the year, but it is certainly the most gorgeous. Mehldau's take on Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" is offered with as much feeling as his cover of Nick Drake's "River Man," and both show the range of his influences. --S. DudaPianist Brad Mehldau is best known for the moody storms that blow quiet and dark over his work. He's also no slouch when it comes to interpreting standards and penning originals marked by an eloquent, whisper-fine touch and an extra helping of emotion. On his fourth LP, Mehldau is again aided by his sympathetic and strong trio (drummer Jorge Rossy and bassist Larry Grenadier) for an outing that is delicate in its approach yet powerful in its result. Mehldau sometimes sounds like a classical musician out for a spot of jazz and to its credit, his rhythm section allows him to mine these rich, thoroughly pleasing veins. Art of the Trio, Vol. 3 will certainly evoke thoughts of Bill Evans, but covers of songs by Radiohead, Nick Drake, Rodgers, and Hart alongside five strong originals stamp this as a strong album by one of our finest pianists. --S. Duda
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