Good morning.
Today we’re listening to the Brad Mehldau Trio, an American jazz trio. We’ve recommended Mehldau himself several times before. He was born in 1970 and grew up in Florida and Connecticut, eventually moving to New York City to study jazz at the New School in the late ‘80s.1 His trio, which features Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums, formed in the mid-90s. Where Do You Start, the trio’s 2012 LP, showcases their multi-dimensional virtuosity, with Mehldau’s “lyrical” playing center stage. The jazz group has a flair for rock covers – track 6 is an amazing “Hey Joe” cover. We’re also re-upping Mehldau’s solo record from earlier this year, Your Mother Should Know, a series of solo jazz reconfigurations of Beatles standards. The trio is currently on tour.
Where Do You Start - Brad Mehldau Trio (80m, no vocals)
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Your Mother Should Know - Brad Mehldau (50m, no vocals)
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Have a great Thursday.
Thanks for the reminder! I listened to Largo a lot back in the day. And Mehldau's interpretation of Paranoid Android is a classic: https://open.spotify.com/track/5Jz6iIgLRx5huCdlM8QDts?si=yrvmkzTISZ-CHUXP8mvnyA
Golden Slumbers is one of my all time favorite Beatles songs. The Brad Mehldau Trio did an amazing rendition.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of their music.