Brad Mehldau discography

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Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist. He first recorded in 1991, for saxophonist Christopher Hollyday's The Natural Moment . [1] He has recorded more than forty albums as leader or co-leader, many more as a sideman, and for several soundtracks.

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Discography

An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.

As leader/co-leader

Mehldau plays piano on all albums, unless otherwise indicated.

Year recordedTitleLabelNotes
1993 New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 Fresh Sound Quartet, co-led with Perico Sambeat (alto sax), Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
1993 New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 Fresh Sound Quartet, co-led with Perico Sambeat (alto sax), Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
1993 When I Fall in Love Fresh Sound Trio, as "Mehldau & Rossy Trio", with Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
1994 Consenting Adults Criss Cross Quintet, as "MTB", with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), Leon Parker (drums); released 2000
1995 Introducing Brad Mehldau Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) on most tracks; Christian McBride (bass), Brian Blade (drums) on some
1996 The Art of the Trio Volume One Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
1996 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Jazz Alliance Solo piano; duo with Marian McPartland (piano); conversation; radio broadcast, released on CD in 2007 [2]
1997 Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
1998 Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
1999 Elegiac Cycle Warner Bros. Solo piano
1999 Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
2000 Places Warner Bros. Some solo piano; some trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
2000 Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert
2002 Largo Warner Bros. With Larry Grenadier, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Darek Oleszkiewicz (bass), Matt Chamberlain, Jim Keltner, Jorge Rossy (drums), Victor Indrizzo (drums, percussion), Jon Brion (guitar, guitar synth, piano percussion), various others (horn instruments); Mehldau also plays vibraphone
2002 Anything Goes Warner Bros. Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
2003 Live in Tokyo Nonesuch Solo piano; in concert
2002–05 House on Hill Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
2005 Day Is Done Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2005 Metheny Mehldau Nonesuch Duo, co-led with Pat Metheny (guitars, guitar synth); some quartet tracks, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) added
2005 Metheny Mehldau Quartet Nonesuch Quartet, co-led with Pat Metheny (guitars, guitar synth), Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums); some duo tracks, with Metheny
2006 Brad Mehldau Trio Live Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2006 Love Sublime Nonesuch Duo, co-led with Renée Fleming (vocals)
2006 Live in Marciac Nonesuch Solo piano, in concert
2007 Long Ago and Far Away Impulse! Duo, co-led with Charlie Haden (bass); in concert; released 2018
2009 Highway Rider Nonesuch With Joshua Redman (soprano sax, tenor sax), Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums, percussion), Matt Chamberlain (drums), The Fleurettes (vocals), orchestra; Mehldau also plays various other instruments
2010 Love Songs Naïve Duo, co-led with Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals)
2010 Modern Music Nonesuch Duo, co-led with Kevin Hays (piano)
2008–11 Ode Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2008–11 Where Do You Start Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2011 Nearness Nonesuch Duo, with Joshua Redman (saxophones)
2013 Variations on a Melancholy Theme Nonesuch With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; released 2021 [3]
2014* Mehliana: Taming the Dragon Nonesuch Duo, as "Mehliana", co-led with Mark Guiliana (drums, electronics); Mehldau also plays synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
2004–14 10 Years Solo Live Nonesuch Solo piano; in concert
2012–14 Blues and Ballads Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2012–14 Seymour Reads the Constitution! Nonesuch Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2015–16 Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau Nonesuch Duo, with Chris Thile (mandolin, vocals)
2017 After Bach Nonesuch Solo piano
2017–18 Finding Gabriel Nonesuch With Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Chris Cheek (baritone sax, tenor sax), Charles Pillow (baritone sax, alto sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Joel Frahm (tenor sax), Michael Thomas (alto sax, flute), Sara Caswell (violin), Lois Martin (viola), Noah Hoffeld (cello), Mark Guiliana (drums), Aaron Nevezie (effects), Kurt Elling, Gabriel Kahane, "Snorts" Malibu and Becca Stevens (vocals)
2020 Suite: April 2020 Nonesuch Solo piano
2020 Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles Nonesuch Solo piano; in concert
2020–21 Jacob's Ladder Nonesuch With various; Mehldau plays multiple instruments
2022 The Folly of Desire Pentatone Duo, with Ian Bostridge (vocals)
2017–23After Bach II Nonesuch Solo piano [4]
2023Après Fauré Nonesuch Solo piano [5]

Promotional album (not for sale): Deregulating Jazz (trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)) (released 2000, Warner Bros.) [6] [7]

Compilation containing some additional material: The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996–2001 (Nonesuch) [8]

As sideman

Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel
1991 Christopher Hollyday The Natural Moment Novus
1992 Peter Bernstein Somethin's Burnin' Criss Cross
1992 Allen Mezquida A Good Thing Koch Jazz
1992 Grant Stewart Downtown Sounds Criss Cross
1993 Jesse Davis Young at Art Concord
1994 Peter Bernstein Signs of Life Criss Cross
1994 Joshua Redman Moodswing Warner Bros.
1994 Mark Turner Yam Yam Criss Cross
1995 Perico Sambeat Ademuz Fresh Sound
1996 Chris Potter Moving In Concord
1996 Lee Konitz Alone Together Blue Note
1997 Anthony Wilson Anthony Wilson MAMA
1997 Lee Konitz Another Shade of Blue Blue Note
1997 Avishai Cohen Adama Stretch
1998* Willie Nelson Teatro Island
1998* Joshua Redman Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) Warner Bros.
1998 Mark Turner In This World Warner Bros.
1998* Scott Weiland 12 Bar Blues Atlantic
1999 Ruth Cameron Roadhouse Verve
1999 Chris Cheek Vine Fresh Sound
1999 Fleurine Close Enough for Love EmArcy
1999 Charles Lloyd The Water Is Wide ECM
1999 Charles Lloyd Hyperion with Higgins ECM
2000 Steve Davis Portrait in Sound Stretch
2000 John Scofield Works for Me Verve
2001* Lea DeLaria Play It Cool Warner Bros.
2001 Joe Henry Scar Mammoth
2001 John Patitucci Communion Concord
2001 Walt Weiskopf Man of Many Colors Criss Cross
2001 Joel Frahm Don't Explain Palmetto
2002* Vinicius Cantuária Vinicius Transparent Music
2002 Peter Bernstein Heart's Content Criss Cross
2002 Charlie Haden American Dreams Verve
2003* Fleurine Fire Coast to Coast
2003 Perico Sambeat Friendship ACT
2003* Wayne Shorter Alegría Verve
2003 Peter Bernstein Stranger in Paradise Venus
2004* Harvey Mason With All My Heart Bluebird
2004* Darek Oleszkiewicz Like a Dream Cryptogramophone
2005* Daniel Lanois Belladonna ANTI-
2005* Kurt Rosenwinkel Deep Song Verve
2005 Chris Cheek Blues Cruise Fresh Sound
2005 Fleurine San Francisco Sunnyside
2006 Michael Brecker Pilgrimage Telarc
2007 Vinicius Cantuária Cymbals Naïve
2008 Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi Nonesuch
2009 Lee Konitz Live at Birdland ECM
2009 Joe Martin Not by Chance Anzic
2009 Eli Degibri Israeli Song Anzic
2009 Vinicius Cantuária Samba Carioca Naïve
2009* Robert Sadin Art of Love: Music of Machaut Deutsche Grammophon
2012 Joshua Redman Walking Shadows Nonesuch
2012 Petra Haden Petra Goes to the Movies ANTI-
2013 Antonio Sánchez Three Times Three CAM Jazz
2014* Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob Smoke Sessions
2014* Renée Fleming Christmas in New York Decca
2014* Dayna Stephens Peace Sunnyside
2016* Warren Wolf Convergence Mack Avenue
2016 Wolfgang Muthspiel Rising Grace ECM
2017* Dayna Stephens Gratitude Contagious Music
2017* Peter Bernstein Signs Live! Smoke Sessions
2018* Fleurine Brazilian Dream Sunnyside
2018 Wolfgang Muthspiel Where the River Goes ECM
2019* Kyle Crane Crane Like the Bird Crane Like the Bird
2019*Pedro MartinsVoxHeartcore [9]
2019* Chase Baird A Life Between Soundsabound [10]
2007–2019 Joshua Redman LongGone Nonesuch [11]
2019 Joshua Redman RoundAgain Nonesuch [12]
2024 Peter Bernstein Better AngelsSmoke Sessions

Soundtracks

Sources: [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Nicholson, Stuart (September 19, 1999) "Some Call It Plagiarism. In Brad Mehldau's Hands, It's Sheer Genius". The Observer. p. D8.
  2. ↑ Conrad, Thomas (June 2007) "Marian McPartland/Brad Mehldau: Piano Jazz". JazzTimes.
  3. ↑ "Variations on a Melancholy Theme by Brad Mehldau + Orpheus Chamber Orchestra". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "After Bach II by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Après Fauré by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Brad Mehldau – Deregulating Jazz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Brad Mehldau – Deregulating Jazz". discogs.com Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ Kelman, John (November 28, 2011) "Brad Mehldau: The Art of the Trio – Recordings 1996–2001". All About Jazz.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, Sean J. (May 2019). "Pedro Martins: Vox". DownBeat. Vol. 86, no. 5. p. 61.
  10. ↑ "New Release: Chase Baird to Release 'A Life Between' with Antonio Sanchez, Brad Mehldau 8/9" (HMTL). Lydia Liebman Promotions. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  11. ↑ "LongGone by Joshua Redman + Brad Mehldau + Christian McBride + Brian Blade". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "RoundAgain by Joshua Redman + Brad Mehldau + Christian McBride + Brian Blade". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Strick, Philip (January 1, 1995) "Vanya on 42nd Street". Sight and Sound. Volume 5/1. p. 61.
  14. ↑ "Discography of Brad Mehldau". linge.de Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Brad Mehldau". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.) Penguin. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
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