Solid Jackson

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Solid Jackson
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Studio album by
MTB
ReleasedNovember 29, 2024
RecordedNovember 25–26, 2023
StudioSamurai Hotel Recording Studio, New York City, New York
Genre Jazz
Length53:56
Label Criss Cross
Producer Jerry Teekens
Brad Mehldau chronology
Après Fauré
(2023)		Solid Jackson
(2023)		 Ride into the Sun
(2025)

Solid Jackson is an album by MTB, a quintet consisting of Brad Mehldau (piano), Mark Turner (tenor sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Bill Stewart (drums). It was recorded in 2023 and released by Criss Cross Jazz the following year.

Contents

Background

The name "MTB" comes from the surnames of pianist Brad Mehldau, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, and guitarist Peter Bernstein. [1] Together with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Leon Parker, in 1994 they recorded the album Consenting Adults , which was released by Criss Cross Jazz in 2000. [1] For Solid Jackson, Bill Stewart replaced Parker in the quintet. [2]

Music and recording

Solid Jackson was recorded by Mike Marciano at the Samurai Hotel Recording Studio, New York City, on November 25 and 26, 2023. [3] Mehldau and Bernstein wrote two of the compositions each, Turner wrote one, with the remainder being from other saxophonists. [1] The title track is a "blues named for a catchphrase of dedicatee Charlie Haden". [4] "Maury's Grey Wig" and "Ode to Angela" are ballads; "Soft Impression" is "a minor bluesy number stamped with a Jazz Messengers imprint". [1]

Release and reception

The album was released on November 29, 2024 by Criss Cross Jazz. [3] They stated that Elemental Music released a "limited gatefold edition on 180-gram virgin vinyl" on May 9, 2025. [3] The Jazz Journal reviewer praised the audio quality and "how soloists throughout the album emerge from the quintet's natural ebb and flow". [1] The UK Jazz News reviewer concluded: "MTB delivers a set that lives up to that [high] expectation and is bound to be on regular rotation for a huge number of jazz fans for a time to come." [2]

Track listing

Source: [3]

  1. "Solid Jackson" (Brad Mehldau) – 8:11
  2. "The Things That Fall Away" (Peter Bernstein) – 5:59
  3. "Angola" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:06
  4. "Soft Impression" (Hank Mobley) – 5:59
  5. "1946" (Mark Turner) – 8:09
  6. "Maury's Grey Wig" (Mehldau) – 6:33
  7. "Ditty for Dewey" (Bernstein) – 6:18
  8. "Ode to Angela" (Harold Land) – 6:41

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jarrett, Nigel (January 9, 2025). "Reviewed: MTB (Mehldau, Turner, Bernstein) Elephant9 with Terje Rypdal". Jazz Journal . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Taylor-Dawson, Andrew (December 7, 2024). "MTB: 'Solid Jackson'". UK Jazz News. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Criss Cross Jazz 1423 CD". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ Beuttler, Bill (April 18, 2016). "Brad Mehldau's Trio Brings Fire, Finesse to Berklee". The Boston Globe . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
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