Brad mehldaus new album, finding gabriel, is out now. Whats so significant about this is simply that the former record marked the debut of drummer jeff ballard, who had replaced longtime kitman jorge rossy. Today, sipping tea in his bungalow, mehldau turns to the upright piano and picks out the melody of a cover tune hes been working on, by another one of those seattle bands, soundgarden. Bass larry grenadier drums jorge rossy piano brad mehldau. Black hole sun passes through spanishtinged ruminations and develops. The following week it debuted on the top 40 mainstream, where it peaked at number nine in its eighth week and remained. In my eyes, indisposed in disguises no one knows hides the face, lies the snake the sun in my disgrace boiling heat, summer stench neath the black the sky looks dead. His first record for nonesuch, brad mehldau live in tokyo, was released in september 2004. The album follows up his genrebending 2014 collaboration with electronic musician mark guiliana, mehliana. Purchase i still play is eleven new solo piano compositions by artists who have recorded for nonesuch records, written in honor of the labels longtime president bob hurwitz on the occasion of his 2017 shift into the. Brad mehldau trio black hole sun live at the village vanguard. Black hole sun is completely reharmonized and its melody is ever present but it is an entirely different tune in the hands of the trio. Taming the dragon, and smartly showcases his return to intimate acoustic jazz. Mehldau is always more impressive live when he can unfold his ideas, but some of the pieces are really very long, for instance a twentythree minute black hole sun.
Black hole sun is a song by the american rock band soundgarden. Brad mehldau performing his version of nick drakes things behind the sun live on kcrws morning becomes eclectic. Brad mehldau was born on august 23, 1970 in jacksonville, florida, usa. It is arguably the bands most recognizable and most popular song, and remains a well known song from the 1990s. Brad mehdahl trio black hole sun soundgarden cover full. Mehldau points to thiles ability to explore without being obscure. Buy brad mehldau trio, brad mehldaus album titled brad mehldau trio. With this live version of wonderwall, mehldau reduces oasis most. In 2008, a 23minute arrangement of the song was covered by the brad mehldau trio in their album brad mehldau trio live. A current jazz artist whose interpretations of pop songs such as soundgarden black hole sun stretches the boundaries of convention. Chris thile is a singer and virtuoso of the mandolin whose roots lie in bluegrass music. He has also contributed to movie soundtracks, including midnight in the garden of good and evil 1997, eyes wide shut 1999, space cowboys. After ten rewarding years with rossy playing in mehldaus regular trio, drummer jeff ballard joined the band in 2005.
He was a member of saxophonist joshua redmans quartet with bassist christian mcbride and drummer brian blade in the mid1990s, and has led his own trio since at least 1992. In mark levines ubiquitous jazz piano book, levine states that. Brad mehldau piano larry grenadier bass jeff ballard drums live at the village vanguard, 2006 brad mehldau trio black hole sun live at the village vanguard part iii. Brad mehldau is, of course, one of the finest and most adventurous jazz pianists around.
Black hole sun was released in the summer of 1994 and became the most successful song from superunknown on the american rock charts and arguably the bands most recognizable and popular song. With larry grenadier as the trios pivot point and foundation, the brad mehldau trio live showcase the trios first rate musicianship as they take yet another aesthetic drive that makes this masterpiece such an exceptional milestone in. For thile and mehldau, a meeting of musical minds the. One of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, brad mehldau is a virtuoso performer with an ear for deeply nuanced, harmonically sophisticated acoustic jazz. Brad mehldau piano larry grenadier bass jeff ballard drums live at the village vanguard, 2006. Brad mehldau live at smalls in 1994 i didnt know what. With larry grenadier as the trios pivot point and foundation, the brad mehldau trio live showcase the trios first rate musicianship as they take yet another aesthetic drive that makes this masterpiece such an exceptional milestone in jazz. With his selfproclaimed affection for popular music and classical training, mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years the new york times. Somewhere around the midpoint of 10 years solo live, his elegant, imposing new boxed set, the pianist brad mehldau settles into a song as if it were a vintage leather club chair. John scofield, brad mehldau and mark guiliana debut as an allstar trio from left, brad mehldau, john scofield and mark guiliana at the blue note on wednesday. David macinnis gills black hole sun, a new favorite of suzanne collins author of the bestselling hunger games trilogy, takes the reader to this futuristic martian land in this gripping.
Mehldau can be dense to the point of relentlessness, but though there were moments of that, the balance of space and intensity was almost perfectly. He plays original compositions and jazz standards, as well as interpretations of nonjazz songs by the beatles, nick drake, radiohead and soundgarden, for example. Black hole sun passes through spanishtinged ruminations and develops into a percussion dialogue, while the lazy latin tick of secret beach is. Ballard is a more physical, busier, and more energetic drummer, allowing for mehldau and bassist larry grenadier to up the ante in terms of dynamic. Another village vanguard recording, brad mehldau trio live, was recorded in 2006 and released two years later. I felt this turned into a black hole on the disc in a less positive sense. Brad mehldau is an american jazz pianist born on august 23, 1970 in jacksonville, florida. The label released its first album from the brad mehldau trioday is doneon september 27. In my eyes, indisposed in disguise as no one knows hides the face, lies the snake and the sun in my disgrace boiling heat, summer stench, neath the black the sky looks dead.
Three years passed between the release of the brad mehldaus day is done and this live outing. Full live version of brad mehdahl trio performing soundgardens black hole sun. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. More information about brad mehldau can be found on his website. His 2004 album live in tokyo makes its vinyl debut in september. Brad mehdahl trio black hole sun soundgarden cover full live. Brad mehldau evolves in 10 years solo live, a new boxed. Brad mehldau s warm, utterly enveloping effort, 2016s blues and ballads, finds the pianist leading his trio through a set of wellcurated standards and covers. Brad mehldaus approach to orchestration at the piano in a trio.
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