Metheny/Mehldau
| Metheny Mehldau | ||||
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| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | December 2005 | |||
| Studio | Right Track, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:03 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
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| Brad Mehldau chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
Metheny Mehldau is a jazz album released in 2006 by Nonesuch Records. Most of the album is a duet between guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau. On two songs, they are accompanied by drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier.
Background
[edit]Mehldau wrote three songs, while Metheny wrote the rest. "Unrequited" appeared on Mehldau's album, Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III (1998). Metheny's "Say the Brother's Name" is from I Can See Your House from Here (1994), an album he made with guitarist John Scofield. "Ahmid-6" was recorded by Bob Berg on his album Riddles (1994) .[3]
Metheny Mehldau includes tracks from recording sessions that occurred in December, 2005. A second disc, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007 and contains more quartet and duet tracks from the same sessions.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unrequited" | Mehldau | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Ahmid-6" | 6:35 | |
| 3. | "Summer Day" | 6:25 | |
| 4. | "Ring of Life" | 7:35 | |
| 5. | "Legend" | Mehldau | 7:02 |
| 6. | "Find Me in Your Dreams" | 6:07 | |
| 7. | "Say the Brother's Name" | 7:14 | |
| 8. | "Bachelors III" | 7:24 | |
| 9. | "Annie's Bittersweet Cake" | Mehldau | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Make Peace" | 7:06 | |
| Total length: | 66:03 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer, liner notes
- Brad Mehldau – piano, liner notes
- Larry Grenadier – double bass (tracks 4 and 7)
- Jeff Ballard – drums (tracks 4 and 7)
Technical personnel
[edit]- Pat Metheny – producer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive Producer
- Pete Karam – recording
- Rob Eaton – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Doyle Partners – design
- Latifa Metheny – photography
References
[edit]- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Riddles – Bob Berg | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
