Modal & Post Bop, Brad Mehldau (artist)
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Seymour Reads the Constitution
RecommendedBrad Mehldau (piano), Larry Grenadier (double bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
Brad Mehldau’s teasing talent for setting a mood of fascinating expectation and then unhurriedly revealing its multiple implications has been a marvel of contemporary jazz since the 1990s, and... —
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Improvised Jazz Solo
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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A highlight is ‘Make It All Go Away’, an evocative nod to rock psychedelia and dominated by two exceptional guest vocalists: Kurt Elling improvises gliding horn-like lines and in-demand singer-songwriter... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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If its bite-size pieces are easily digestible, so are its penetrating melodies. Like the thinnedout harmonies, they emphasize the isolation at the heart of both the work and the context. Well,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Jazz Choice
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Grammy Awards, 2017, Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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Alegría
RecommendedWayne Shorter, Brian Blade (drums), John Patitucci (double bass), Danilo Perez (piano), Stephen Taylor (french horn), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Charles Curtis (cello), Stephen Taylor (oboe), Allen Blustine (clarinet), Brad Mehldau (piano), Paul Dunkel (flute), John Clark (french horn), Bruce Eidem...
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Grammy Awards, 47th Awards (2004), Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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The longer original compositions, characteristically urbane, are the main event for jazz ears. Their densely woven two-handed runs with bitter sweet phrasings and accents are a richly satisfying... —
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Mehldau takes [full] advantage of the bassist’s Ornette-tested ability to adapt to an improvised melody when it strays outside the harmony... It's music of an unsurprisingly private intimacy,... —
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