Brad Mehldau

Synopsis

Alyn Shipton is joined by singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert to pick the best recordings of Brad Mehldau, considered one of the most innovative pianists in contemporary jazz. The selection features Mehldau's work as a soloist, with his trio and with the bands of Lee Konitz and Charles Lloyd.

Playlist:

DISC 1
Title: Lament for Linus
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Mehldau
Album: Art of the Trio
Label: Warner
Number: 46290, Tr 5
Personnel: Brad Mehldau, piano, Larry Grenadier, b; Jorge Rossy, d. 1997

DISC 2
Title: What is this thing called love?
Artist: Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden
Composer: Porter
Album: Live at the Jazz Bakery
Label: Blue Note
Number 57150 Track 4
Personnel: Lee Konitz, as; Brad Mehldau, p; Charlie Haden, b. 21/2 Dec 1996.

DISC 3
Title: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Mehldau
Album: Art of the Trio Vol 3: Songs
Label: Warner
Number 47051 Track 3
Personnel: as for disc 1, 1998

DISC 4
Title: Resignation
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Mehldau
Album: Elegaic Cycle
Label: Warner
Number 47357 Track 2
Personnel: Brad Mehldau p; 1999

DISC 5
Title: All the Things You Are
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Kern
Album: Art of the Trio Vol 3: Songs
Label: Warner
Number 47463 Track 1
Personnel: as for Disc 1

DISC 6
Title: When It Rains
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Mehldau
Album: Largo
Label: Warner
Number 48114 Track 1
Personnel: from Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan (bassoon); Jim Keltner (vibraphone,
piano, drums, percussion); Jon Brion (piano, guitar, percussion); Larry Grenadier, Darek
'Oles' Oleszkiewicz (acoustic bass); Justin Meldal-Johnsen (electric bass); Matt
Chamberlain (drums, tabla, shaker, percussion); Victor Indrizzo (drums, percussion);
Jorge Rossy (drums). April 2001

DISC 6
Title: Paranoid Android
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Yorke/Greenwood
Album: Largo
Label: Warner
Number 48114 Track 5
Personnel: as above

DISC 7
Title: Paranoid Android
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Yorke/Greenwood
Album: Live in Tokyo
Label: Nonesuch
Number 79853 Track 6
Personnel: Brad Mehldau solo piano, Triphony Hall Tokyo, 15 Feb 2003

DISC 8
Title: Knives Out
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Yorke/Greenwood
Album: Day is Done
Label: Nonesuch
Number 79910 Track1
Personnel: as for Disc 1 but Jeff Ballard replaces Rossy. 2005

DISC 9
Title: Unrequited
Artist: Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau
Composer: Metheny/Mehldau
Album: Metheny/Mehldau
Label: Nonesuch
Number 79964 Track 1
Personnel: Pat Metheny, g; Brad Mehldau, p. Sep 2006

DISC 10
Title: Wonderwall
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Composer: Gallagher
Album: Live (Trio)
Label: Nonesuch
Number 376252 CD 1 Track 2
Personnel: as for Disc 8.

Broadcast

1. Sat 7 Mar 2009
   16:00
   BBC Radio 3