“The greatest living artist”
Continue reading...317: Brad Mehldau, the Beato Interview
SoTW 299: Brad Mehldau, ‘Junk’
Mehldau plays The Beatles. What the heck does that have to do with paranormality??
Continue reading...259: Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau: ‘Marcie’ (Joni Mitchell), ‘Don’t Think Twice’ (Dylan)
You don’t need Thile and Mehldau to justify the standing of Dylan or Mitchell. But their fresh new readings may still amplify and even enhance the originals.
Continue reading...225: Brad Mehldau, ‘The Falcon Will Fly Again’/Luis Bonfa, ‘Manha de Carnaval’
A great contemporary artist inspired by an iconic original. Lilting, uplifting, in π/4.
Continue reading...037: Lee Konitz, ‘Alone Together’ (w. Charlie Haden & Brad Mehldau)
Taken by the corona virus at 92, a great musician, a paragon of integrity, a role model. Rest peaceful-lee.
Continue reading...094: Brad Mehldau, ‘Martha, My Dear’ (“Live in Marciac”)
Brad Mehldau is young (big tattoo on his forearm), eclectic, handsome and shy and spiritual and articulate and spooky intelligent. Oh, yeah, and he plays with two different hands. I mean, they’re independent of each other, connected by chance to one torso. His left hand alone can play what most fine jazz pianists can do with both. Leaving his right hand to explore another alternative tonal world. So all you ‘I really don’t like too much jazz’ folks out there, do yourselves a favor – give Brad Mehldau a listen, anything at all – standards, Beatles, Radiohead, originals.
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