Brad Mehldau
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The album comprises nine thematically related songs by Mehldau and features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, and Fender Rhodes, as well as vocals. Guest musicians include Ambrose Akinmusire, Sara Caswell, Kurt Elling, Joel Frahm, Mark Guiliana, Gabriel Kahane, and Becca Stevens, among others.
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Pianist and composer Brad Mehldau's engrossing second collection of live solo recordings, taken from a summer festival in Marciac, France, features both Mehldau originals and his ruminative explorations of material from such artists and writers as Nick Drake, Radiohead, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and Kurt Cobain, along with American Songbook classics from Cole Porter and Rogers and Hammerstein. Includes bonus DVD.
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Mandolinist, singer Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau, longtime admirers of each other's work, first toured as a duo in 2013. At the end of 2015, they played a two-night stand at New York City's Bowery Ballroom before going into the studio to record this album that is a mix of covers and original songs.
5) After Bach
7) RoundAgain
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The members of the original Joshua Redman Quartet return with their first recording since 1994's MoodSwing. The album features seven newly composed songs: three from Redman, two from Mehldau, and one each from McBride and Blade.
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The album, comprising 12 ballads, is Redman's first recording to include an orchestral ensemble, which plays on many of the tracks. The record's core ensemble is a quartet featuring Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, and Brian Blade; all frequent collaborators of Redman's over the years. Dan Coleman conducts on the orchestral tracks.
9) Pilgrimage
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Brecker's last album before his death in January 2007 was his first to consist solely of his original compositions. The music is transcending and truly speaks from a place we can't comprehend.
"**** Out of five ... the thrust here is of a musician living his last creative moments at the top of his game - and pushing beyond."--Downbeat.
11) Teatro
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Featuring Emmylou Harris on 11 of the 14 tracks, Willie Nelson provides a striking and beautiful album.
"Grade B+."--Entertainment Weekly.
"*** Out of 5"--Rolling Stone.
13) Night
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A unique collaboration from Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt uniting the folk, Americana and classical worlds, exploring common terrain and uncovering new musical landscapes.