Blues and Ballads

For the Lonnie Johnson album, see Blues & Ballads.
Blues and Ballads
Studio album by Brad Mehldau
Released June 3, 2016
Recorded December 10, 2012; May 12, 2014
Genre Jazz
Length 55:24
Label Nonesuch
Producer Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau chronology
10 Years Solo Live
(2015)		 Blues and Ballads
(2016)

Blues and Ballads is a studio album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. It is a piano trio recording, with Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums.

Background

The previous release by the trio of Brad Mehldau (piano), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Jeff Ballard (drums) was Where Do You Start, in 2012.[1]

Music and recording

All seven of the tracks are covers.[1] The album was recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City, on December 10, 2012, and May 12, 2014.[2]

Reception

The Financial Times reviewer commented that "Each track is a beautifully crafted, richly detailed miniature with its own tale to tell."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Buffalo News[4]
Down Beat[5]
Financial Times[3]
The Guardian[6]
The Times[7]

Track listing

  1. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson)
  2. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter)
  3. "Little Person" (Jon Brion)
  4. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker)
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey)
  6. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  7. "My Valentine" (McCartney)

Source:[1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 78
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 64
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] 26
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 68
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 88

References

  1. 1 2 3 JazzTimes (March 22, 2016) "Brad Mehldau Trio to Release 'Blues and Ballads' June 3". JazzTimes.
  2. ↑ "Blues and Ballads". bradmehldau.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Hobart, Mike (June 3, 2016) "Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads – Review". Financial Times.
  4. ↑ Simon, Jeff (June 1, 2016) "Listening Post: New Piano Trio Music by Brad Mehldau and a Disc of Marian McPartland, the Composer". The Buffalo News.
  5. ↑ de Barros, Paul (July 2016) "Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Down Beat. p. 43.
  6. ↑ Gelly, Dave (June 5, 2016) "Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads Review – Extraordinarily Inventive". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Pearson, Chris (May 27, 2016) "Jazz: The Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads". The Times.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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