Ride into the Sun

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Ride into the Sun
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Studio album by
Brad Mehldau
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
RecordedJanuary 24–28, 2025
Genre
Length72:50
Label Nonesuch
Producer Brad Mehldau and Dan Coleman
Brad Mehldau chronology
Solid Jackson
(2024)		Ride into the Sun
(2025)

Ride into the Sun is a studio album by American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. It was recorded on January 24–28, 2025 and released on August 29, 2025. [1] The album includes ten compositions by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith and four of Mehldau's own, which he says are "inspired by, and reflect, Smith’s oeuvre". [1] The title of the album was inspired by the lyrics to Smith's "Colorbars": "Everyone wants me to ride into the sun. But I ain't gonna go down, Laying low again, high on the sound." [2]

Contents

Reception

Frank Housh of All About Jazz wrote, "Ride into the Sun's 16 tracks are bursting with great music, love and respect. The album—like Smith's music, like life itself—is beautiful and sad." [2] Jon Turney, writing for UK Jazz News, said, "If you know and like Smith’s songs, I’m fairly sure you’ll like this. If you care for Mehldau’s work, and are curious about what inspires him, you’ll likely enjoy it too but perhaps, as I did, only intermittently." [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Elliott Smith except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Be Quiet Now" 4:03
2."Everything Means Nothing to Me" 5:20
3."Tomorrow Tomorrow" (feat. Daniel Rossen) 4:03
4."Sweet Adeline" 3:22
5."Sweet Adeline Fantasy"Mehldau4:45
6."Between the Bars" 5:02
7."The White Lady Loves You More" 4:41
8."Ride into the Sun: Part I"Mehldau3:20
9."Thirteen" Big Star (Chris Bell, Alex Chilton)4:01
10."Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" 4:02
11."Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands"Mehldau3:49
12."Southern Belle" (feat. Daniel Rossen) 3:53
13."Satellite" 3:53
14."Colorbars" (feat. Chris Thile) 5:24
15."Sunday" Nick Drake 3:34
16."Ride into the Sun: Conclusion"Mehldau9:38
Total length:72:50

Personnel

Orchestra:(1–3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16)

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "Ride into the Sun by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Housh, Frank (August 29, 2025). "Brad Mehldau: Ride into the Sun". All About Jazz . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ Turney, Jon (August 25, 2025). "Brad Mehldau – 'Ride into the Sun'". UK Jazz News. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2025. 36. hét". MAHASZ . Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Jazz-Charts – Oktober 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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