Highway Rider
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Highway Rider is a contemporary jazz album by American pianist Brad Mehldau. It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (the other is the 2002 album Largo), and it features saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and Chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Brad Mehldau.
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| 1. |
"John Boy" |
3:15 |
| 2. |
"Don't Be Sad" |
8:40 |
| 3. |
"At the Tollbooth" |
1:07 |
| 4. |
"Highway Rider" |
7:45 |
| 5. |
"The Falcon Will Fly Again" |
8:21 |
| 6. |
"Now You Must Climb Alone" |
4:05 |
| 7. |
"Walking the Peak" |
8:00 |
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"We'll Cross the River Together" |
12:28 |
| 2. |
"Capriccio" |
5:20 |
| 3. |
"Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]" |
6:24 |
| 4. |
"Into the City" |
7:36 |
| 5. |
"Old West" |
8:28 |
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"Come with Me" |
6:19 |
| 7. |
"Always Departing" |
6:20 |
| 8. |
"Always Returning" |
9:52 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Brad Mehldau – Piano (Disc 1: 1–5, 7; Disc 2: 1–6, 8), Pump Organ (Disc 1: 2; Disc 2: 3), Yamaha CS-80 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (Disc 1: 4), Orchestral Bells (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Jeff Ballard – Percussion (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2), snare brush (Disc 1: 2), Drums (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 4, 6, 8); Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Joshua Redman – Soprano Saxophone (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2, 8), Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1: 2, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 5), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Larry Grenadier – Bass (Disc 1: 2, 4, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (Disc 1: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Disc 2: 2, 3), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Orchestra, Dan Coleman, Conductor (Disc 1: 1, 2, 6, 7; Disc 2: 1, 7, 8)
- The Fleurettes – Vocals (Disc 1: 5)
Production
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