After the album Ode, released in spring this year, the Brad Mehldau Trio will release one more mid September – Where Do You Start.
Although the Ode repertoire was made of 11 originals by band leader, pianist Brad Mehldau, the new album consists of only one Mehldau original and 10 covers.
Track list:
1. Got Me Wrong (Jerry Cantrell)
2. Holland (Sufjan Stevens)
3. Brownie Speaks (Clifford Brown)
4. Baby Plays Around (Elvis Costello & Cait O’Riordan)
5. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
6. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts)
7. Samba E Amor (Chico Buarque)
8. Jam (Brad Mehldau)
9. Time Has Told Me (Nick Drake)
10. Aquelas Coisas Todas (Toninho Horta)
11. Where Do You Start? (Johnny Mandel, Marilyn Bergman & Alan Bergman)
Brad Mehldau is one of the most important pianists of modern jazz. With the members of his trio, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard he already performed at the Jazz Fest Sarajevo in 2008.
Mehldau announced a new project called Mehliana for next year. It is an electric duo with drummer Mark Guiliana, they will be touring with it beginning with March 2013.
Watch a Brad Mehldau solo performance and the composition Resignation.