Introducing Brad Mehldau
by Brad Mehldau
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 September 1995
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:04:50
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking the formal debut of one of the most highly celebrated pianists of his generation, 'Introducing Brad Mehldau' elegantly showcases his profoundly lyrical approach to modern jazz. The album balances brilliantly reinterpreted standards with original compositions, highlighting his incredible left-hand independence and deeply classical harmonic sensibility. It successfully inaugurated the legendary trio format that would subsequently dominate jazz piano for decades.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, improvisation, melodic, intricate, lyrical-dissonance
Tracklist
- It Might as Well Be Spring (7:45)
- Countdown (4:11)
- My Romance (6:25)
- Angst (6:11)
- Young Werther (7:13)
- Prelude to a Kiss (10:00)
- London Blues (7:02)
- From This Moment On (6:34)
- Say Goodbye (9:25)
Credits
- Christian McBride - bass
- Larry Grenadier - bass
- Brian Blade - drums
- Jorge Rossy - drums
- Rodgers & Hammerstein - written-by
- John Coltrane - written-by
- Rodgers & Hart - written-by
- Duke Ellington - written-by