Metheny/Mehldau
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| Studio album by Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier | ||
| Released | 2006 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 1:08:23 | |
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |
Metheny/Mehldau is a jazz album released in 2006 by Nonesuch Records, and a collaboration between guitarist/composer Pat Metheny and jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, consisting of ten original tracks, with two joined by Mehldau's drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier. Tracks 1, 5 and 9 are compositions by Mehldau, while the rest are by Metheny. The song "Unrequited" first appeared on Mehldau's 1998 album Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III, and Metheny's composition "Say the Brother's Name" is from his 1994 compilation with John Scofield I Can See Your House From Here.
Metheny/Mehldau includes recordings from the first recording session. A second disc, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007, and contains more quartet and duet tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- Unrequited
- Ahmid-6
- Summer Day
- Ring Of Life*
- Legend
- Find Me In Your Dreams
- Say The Brother's Name*
- Bachelors III
- Annie's Bittersweet Cake
- Make Peace
* = joined by Ballard and Grenadier
[edit] Personnel
- Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synths
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Larry Grenadier – bass
- Jeff Ballard – drums
[edit] External links
- Album launch Audio feature
