January 21, 2005
Brad Mehldau Impulse Buying
- Brad Mehldau - The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 1
- Brad Mehldau - The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2
- Brad Mehldau - The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 3
- So I couldn't decide which one to get, alright? Volumes 1 and 3 are studio recordings, while Volume 2 is a live set recorded at the Village Vanguard. Hailed as the cream of the next generation's crop of jazz pianists, Mehldau has also released Volumes 4 & 5 of this series (but maybe I'll put those purchases off until next Christmas).
- Medeski, Martin, & Wood - Tonic
- MMW's "jazziest" release was recorded live at the NYC club Tonic and showcases the group in an "unplugged" format, although the absence of electrification doesn't slow them down one bit.
- The Breeders - Last Splash
- B'dum-dum-de-dum.
B'dum-dum-de-dum.
B'dum-dum-de-dum (buh-dum-dum-dum),
B'dum-dum-de-dum (buh-dum-dum-dum)...
Bweeowowr (bweeowowr) Bweeowowr (bweeowowr)... - Tori Amos - Boys for Pele
- So how many pop/rock artists do you know that use the harpsichord?
Comments
Tonic is good, but the Mehldau Vol. 2 is the best of the list, by my lights. His technique isn't that impressive, but his sense of ensemble and architecture is tremendous. And occasionally he just reminds me how stifled and non-improvised some live jazz actually is.
Posted by: George at April 5, 2005 02:49 PMPost a comment
What Else Is Here
Recent Diversions
- In the CD Changer
- Omniac
- Automated
- Needs More Cowbell (Prog Rock Edition)
- When Whacked-Out is Good
- Jazzy Covers of Rock Tunes
- CDs for the Jazz Festival
- Cleansing the Palette
- The Quintet
- Not Necessarily Naive or Sentimental
- DJ Exploration
- Automated
- On the Nightstand
- Consider the Lobster
- The Gnostic Gospels
- The Myth of Sisyphus and other essays
- The System of the World
- Introducing Kierkegaard
- Cities of the Plain
- The Crossing
- All the Pretty Horses
- Are Those Kids Yours?
- The Confusion
- The Gnostic Gospels
- On the Screen
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Syriana
- Wallace & Gromit - Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Corpse Bride
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Melinda and Melinda
- Sideways
- The Corporation
- Syriana
- Photo Gallery (B&W)
- Fall 2003
- Tree Damage
- Winter 2003
- Tree Damage
- Photo Gallery (Snapshots)
- Rocky Mountain N.P.
- Carol & Derek Get Married
- Flat Stanley River Tour
- Flat Stanley, Esquire
- Flat Stanley Comes to Visit
- Christmas snapshots
- Abby pix
- Carol & Derek Get Married
