When I Fall in Love (Mehldau & Rossy Trio album)

Last updated
When I Fall in Love
When-I-Fall-In-Love-cover.jpg
Live album by
Released1993
RecordedOctober 9–10, 1993
VenueLa Cova del Drac, Barcelona
Genre Jazz
Length67:13
Label Fresh Sound New Talent
Brad Mehldau chronology
New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2
(1993)
When I Fall in Love
(1993)
Consenting Adults
(1994)

When I Fall in Love is an album by the Mehldau & Rossy Trio, consisting of pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Mario Rossy, and drummer Jorge Rossy.

Contents

Music and recording

The album was recorded in concert at La Cova del Drac in Barcelona on October 9 and 10, 1993. [1]

On the up-tempo "Anthropology", Mehldau plays the melody "note for note and then begins to move through the lower register for sevenths and ninths, playing 16th and even 32nd notes to corral the rhythm section as he moves the scale over first a half, then a whole, and then two and a half steps." [2] Jorge Rossy arranged "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" in a 5
4
time signature, and the band played some of the bars with four beats. [3] The title track contains a piano cadenza towards the start and end. [3]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "This may not be as great as some of Meldau's later trio work, but it is very impressive for such an early date." [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Track listing

  1. "Anthropology" (Charlie Parker) – 8:22
  2. "At a Loss" (Brad Mehldau) – 6:32
  3. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 14:20
  4. "Countdown" (John Coltrane) – 8:16
  5. "Convalescent" (Mehldau) – 8:22
  6. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 10:35
  7. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:40

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brad Mehldau</span> American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger

Bradford Alexander Mehldau is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

<i>Anything Goes</i> (Brad Mehldau album) 2004 studio album by Brad Mehldau

Anything Goes is a contemporary jazz album by the Brad Mehldau trio. The title track is Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" arranged for the trio. The album, like many of Mehldau's other albums, contains several jazz arrangements of pop/rock songs, including "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon, and "Everything in Its Right Place" by Radiohead.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jorge Rossy</span> Spanish jazz musician

Jorge "Jordi" Rossy is a spanish jazz drummer, pianist and vibraphonist.

<i>Introducing Brad Mehldau</i> 1995 studio album by Brad Mehldau

Introducing Brad Mehldau is an album by pianist and composer Brad Mehldau, released on the Warner Bros. label in 1995.

<i>The Art of the Trio Volume One</i> 1997 studio album by Brad Mehldau

The Art of the Trio Volume One is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 1997.

<i>Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two</i> 1998 live album by Brad Mehldau

Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two is a live album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 1998.

<i>Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three</i> 1998 studio album by Brad Mehldau

Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 1998. It was produced by Matt Pierson.

<i>Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard</i> 1999 live album by Brad Mehldau

Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard is a live album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 1999.

<i>Places</i> (Brad Mehldau album) 2000 studio album by Brad Mehldau

Places is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 2000.

<i>Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5</i> 2001 live album by Brad Mehldau

Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 is a live album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 2001.

<i>Largo</i> (Brad Mehldau album) 2002 studio album by Brad Mehldau

Largo is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 2002. The album is a departure for Mehldau's earlier straight-ahead jazz albums, instead featuring a more experimental pop-influenced sound and extensive use of studio overdubs and session musicians.

<i>Day Is Done</i> (album) 2005 studio album by Brad Mehldau Trio

Day Is Done is an album by the Brad Mehldau Trio released on the Nonesuch label in 2005. The album was Mehldau's first to feature Jeff Ballard, who replaced the Mehldau Trio's original drummer Jorge Rossy.

<i>House on Hill</i> 2006 studio album by Brad Mehldau Trio

House on Hill is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Nonesuch label in 2006. The album was mainly recorded at the sessions which produced Anything Goes (2004) and is the first album entirely composed by Mehldau since Places (2000).

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

<i>New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1</i> 1993 live album by Brad Mehldau

New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 is an album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, with Perico Sambeat, Mario Rossy (bass) and Jorge Rossy (drums).

<i>New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2</i> 1993 jazz album

New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 is an album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, with Perico Sambeat, Mario Rossy (bass) and Jorge Rossy (drums).

<i>Blues Cruise</i> 2006 studio album by Chris Cheek

Blues Cruise is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Cheek. It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent.

Vine is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Cheek. It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent.

<i>In This World</i> (Mark Turner album) 1998 studio album by Mark Turner

In This World is an album by saxophonist Mark Turner.

Mario Rossy is a jazz bassist, composer, and educator.

References

  1. "Brad Mehldau: When I Fall in Love". Fresh Sound Records. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Jurek, Thom "Mehldau & Rossy Trio: When I Fall in Love". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Mehldau, Brad (2023). Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One. Equinox. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-80050-313-7.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 988. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.