Brad Mehldau discography
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist. He first recorded in 1991, for saxophonist Christopher Hollyday's The Natural Moment.[1] He has recorded more than forty albums as leader or co-leader, many more as a sideman, and for several soundtracks.
Discography
An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.
As leader/co-leader
Mehldau plays piano on all albums, unless otherwise indicated.
Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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1993 | New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 | Fresh Sound | Quartet, co-led with Perico Sambeat (alto sax), Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
1993 | New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 | Fresh Sound | Quartet, co-led with Perico Sambeat (alto sax), Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
1993 | When I Fall in Love | Fresh Sound | Trio, as "Mehldau & Rossy Trio", with Mario Rossy (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
1994 | Consenting Adults | Criss Cross | Quintet, as "MTB", with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), Leon Parker (drums); released 2000 |
1995 | Introducing Brad Mehldau | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) on most tracks; Christian McBride (bass), Brian Blade (drums) on some |
1996 | The Art of the Trio Volume One | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) |
1996 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz | Jazz Alliance | Solo piano; duo with Marian McPartland (piano); conversation; radio broadcast, released on CD in 2007[2] |
1997 | Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
1998 | Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) |
1999 | Elegiac Cycle | Warner Bros. | Solo piano |
1999 | Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
2000 | Places | Warner Bros. | Some solo piano; some trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) |
2000 | Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums); in concert |
2002 | Largo | Warner Bros. | With Larry Grenadier, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Darek Oleszkiewicz (bass), Matt Chamberlain, Jim Keltner, Jorge Rossy (drums), Victor Indrizzo (drums, percussion), Jon Brion (guitar, guitar synth, piano percussion), various others (horn instruments); Mehldau also plays vibraphone |
2002 | Anything Goes | Warner Bros. | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) |
2003 | Live in Tokyo | Nonesuch | Solo piano; in concert |
2002–05 | House on Hill | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums) |
2005 | Day Is Done | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2005 | Metheny Mehldau | Nonesuch | Duo, co-led with Pat Metheny (guitars, guitar synth); some quartet tracks, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) added |
2005 | Metheny Mehldau Quartet | Nonesuch | Quartet, co-led with Pat Metheny (guitars, guitar synth), Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums); some duo tracks, with Metheny |
2006 | Brad Mehldau Trio Live | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2006 | Love Sublime | Nonesuch | Duo, co-led with Renée Fleming (vocals) |
2006 | Live in Marciac | Nonesuch | Solo piano, in concert |
2007 | Long Ago and Far Away | Impulse! | Duo, co-led with Charlie Haden (bass); in concert; released 2018 |
2009 | Highway Rider | Nonesuch | With Joshua Redman (soprano sax, tenor sax), Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums, percussion), Matt Chamberlain (drums), The Fleurettes (vocals), orchestra; Mehldau also plays various other instruments |
2010 | Love Songs | Naïve | Duo, co-led with Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals) |
2010 | Modern Music | Nonesuch | Duo, co-led with Kevin Hays (piano) |
2008–11 | Ode | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2008–11 | Where Do You Start | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2011 | Nearness | Nonesuch | Duo, with Joshua Redman (saxophones) |
2013 | Variations on a Melancholy Theme | Nonesuch | With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; released 2021[3] |
2014* | Mehliana: Taming the Dragon | Nonesuch | Duo, as "Mehliana", co-led with Mark Guiliana (drums, electronics); Mehldau also plays synthesizers, Fender Rhodes |
2004–14 | 10 Years Solo Live | Nonesuch | Solo piano; in concert |
2012–14 | Blues and Ballads | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2012–14 | Seymour Reads the Constitution! | Nonesuch | Trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2015–16 | Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau | Nonesuch | Duo, with Chris Thile (mandolin, vocals) |
2017 | After Bach | Nonesuch | Solo piano |
2017–18 | Finding Gabriel | Nonesuch | With Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Chris Cheek (baritone sax, tenor sax), Charles Pillow (baritone sax, alto sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Joel Frahm (tenor sax), Michael Thomas (alto sax, flute), Sara Caswell (violin), Lois Martin (viola), Noah Hoffeld (cello), Mark Guiliana (drums), Aaron Nevezie (effects), Kurt Elling, Gabriel Kahane, "Snorts" Malibu and Becca Stevens (vocals) |
2020 | Suite: April 2020 | Nonesuch | Solo piano |
2020 | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles | Nonesuch | Solo piano; in concert |
2020–21 | Jacob's Ladder | Nonesuch | With various; Mehldau plays multiple instruments |
2022 | The Folly of Desire | Pentatone | Duo, with Ian Bostridge (vocals) |
2017–23 | After Bach II | Nonesuch | Solo piano[4] |
2023 | Après Fauré | Nonesuch | Solo piano[5] |
Promotional album (not for sale): Deregulating Jazz (trio, with Larry Grenadier (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)) (released 2000, Warner Bros.)[6][7]
Compilation containing some additional material: The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996–2001 (Nonesuch)[8]
As sideman
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
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1991 | Christopher Hollyday | The Natural Moment | Novus |
1992 | Peter Bernstein | Somethin's Burnin' | Criss Cross |
1992 | Allen Mezquida | A Good Thing | Koch Jazz |
1992 | Grant Stewart | Downtown Sounds | Criss Cross |
1993 | Jesse Davis | Young at Art | Concord |
1994 | Peter Bernstein | Signs of Life | Criss Cross |
1994 | Joshua Redman | Moodswing | Warner Bros. |
1994 | Mark Turner | Yam Yam | Criss Cross |
1995 | Perico Sambeat | Ademuz | Fresh Sound |
1996 | Chris Potter | Moving In | Concord |
1996 | Lee Konitz | Alone Together | Blue Note |
1997 | Anthony Wilson | Anthony Wilson | MAMA |
1997 | Lee Konitz | Another Shade of Blue | Blue Note |
1997 | Avishai Cohen | Adama | Stretch |
1998* | Willie Nelson | Teatro | Island |
1998* | Joshua Redman | Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) | Warner Bros. |
1998 | Mark Turner | In This World | Warner Bros. |
1998* | Scott Weiland | 12 Bar Blues | Atlantic |
1999 | Ruth Cameron | Roadhouse | Verve |
1999 | Chris Cheek | Vine | Fresh Sound |
1999 | Fleurine | Close Enough for Love | EmArcy |
1999 | Charles Lloyd | The Water Is Wide | ECM |
1999 | Charles Lloyd | Hyperion with Higgins | ECM |
2000 | Steve Davis | Portrait in Sound | Stretch |
2000 | John Scofield | Works for Me | Verve |
2001* | Lea DeLaria | Play It Cool | Warner Bros. |
2001 | Joe Henry | Scar | Mammoth |
2001 | John Patitucci | Communion | Concord |
2001 | Walt Weiskopf | Man of Many Colors | Criss Cross |
2002* | Vinicius Cantuária | Vinicius | Transparent Music |
2002 | Peter Bernstein | Heart's Content | Criss Cross |
2002 | Charlie Haden | American Dreams | Verve |
2003* | Fleurine | Fire | Coast to Coast |
2003 | Perico Sambeat | Friendship | ACT |
2003* | Wayne Shorter | Alegría | Verve |
2003 | Peter Bernstein | Stranger in Paradise | Venus |
2001 | Joel Frahm | Don't Explain | Palmetto |
2004* | Harvey Mason | With All My Heart | Bluebird |
2004* | Darek Oleszkiewicz | Like a Dream | Cryptogramophone |
2005* | Daniel Lanois | Belladonna | ANTI- |
2005* | Kurt Rosenwinkel | Deep Song | Verve |
2005 | Chris Cheek | Blues Cruise | Fresh Sound |
2005 | Fleurine | San Francisco | Sunnyside |
2006 | Michael Brecker | Pilgrimage | Telarc |
2007 | Vinicius Cantuária | Cymbals | Naïve |
2008 | Allen Toussaint | The Bright Mississippi | Nonesuch |
2009 | Lee Konitz | Live at Birdland | ECM |
2009 | Joe Martin | Not by Chance | Anzic |
2009 | Eli Degibri | Israeli Song | Anzic |
2009 | Vinicius Cantuária | Samba Carioca | Naïve |
2009* | Robert Sadin | Art of Love: Music of Machaut | Deutsche Grammophon |
2012 | Joshua Redman | Walking Shadows | Nonesuch |
2012 | Petra Haden | Petra Goes to the Movies | ANTI- |
2013 | Antonio Sánchez | Three Times Three | CAM Jazz |
2014* | Jimmy Cobb | The Original Mob | Smoke Sessions |
2014* | Renée Fleming | Christmas in New York | Decca |
2014* | Dayna Stephens | Peace | Sunnyside |
2016* | Warren Wolf | Convergence | Mack Avenue |
2016 | Wolfgang Muthspiel | Rising Grace | ECM |
2017* | Dayna Stephens | Gratitude | Contagious Music |
2017* | Peter Bernstein | Signs Live! | Smoke Sessions |
2018* | Fleurine | Brazilian Dream | Sunnyside |
2018 | Wolfgang Muthspiel | Where the River Goes | ECM |
2019* | Kyle Crane | Crane Like the Bird | Crane Like the Bird |
2019* | Pedro Martins | Vox | Heartcore[9] |
2019* | Chase Baird | A Life Between | Soundsabound[10] |
2007–2019 | Joshua Redman | LongGone | Nonesuch[11] |
2019 | Joshua Redman | RoundAgain | Nonesuch[12] |
Soundtracks
- Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)[13]
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Space Cowboys (2000)
- The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
- Ma femme est une actrice (2001)
- Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004)
- Mon chien stupide (2019)
Sources:[14][15][16]
References
- ^ Nicholson, Stuart (September 19, 1999) "Some Call It Plagiarism. In Brad Mehldau's Hands, It's Sheer Genius". The Observer. p. D8.
- ^ Conrad, Thomas (June 2007) "Marian McPartland/Brad Mehldau: Piano Jazz". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Variations on a Melancholy Theme by Brad Mehldau + Orpheus Chamber Orchestra". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "After Bach II by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Après Fauré by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Brad Mehldau – Deregulating Jazz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Brad Mehldau – Deregulating Jazz". discogs.com Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ Kelman, John (November 28, 2011) "Brad Mehldau: The Art of the Trio – Recordings 1996–2001". All About Jazz.
- ^ O'Connell, Sean J. (May 2019). "Pedro Martins: Vox". DownBeat. Vol. 86, no. 5. p. 61.
- ^ "New Release: Chase Baird to Release 'A Life Between' with Antonio Sanchez, Brad Mehldau 8/9" (HMTL). Lydia Liebman Promotions. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "LongGone by Joshua Redman + Brad Mehldau + Christian McBride + Brian Blade". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "RoundAgain by Joshua Redman + Brad Mehldau + Christian McBride + Brian Blade". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Strick, Philip (January 1, 1995) "Vanya on 42nd Street". Sight and Sound. Volume 5/1. p. 61.
- ^ "Discography of Brad Mehldau". linge.de Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Brad Mehldau". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.) Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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- Consenting Adults (1994)
- Introducing Brad Mehldau (1995)
- The Art of the Trio Volume One (1996)
- Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (1996)
- Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three (1998)
- Elegiac Cycle (1999)
- Places (2000)
- Largo (2002)
- Anything Goes (2002)
- House on Hill (2005)
- Day Is Done (2005)
- Metheny Mehldau
- Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (2005)
- Love Sublime (2006)
- Highway Rider (2009)
- Love Songs (2010)
- Modern Music (2010)
- Ode (2011)
- Where Do You Start (2011)
- Variations on a Melancholy Theme (2013)
- Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (2014)
- Blues and Ballads (2014)
- Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau (2016)
- After Bach (2017)
- Seymour Reads the Constitution! (2018)
- Finding Gabriel (2018)
- Suite: April 2020 (2020)
- Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles (2020)
- Jacob’s Ladder (2022)
- The Folly of Desire (2022)
- New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 (1993)
- New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 (1993)
- When I Fall in Love (1993)
- Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two (1997)
- Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard (1999)
- Progression: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 (2000)
- Live in Tokyo (2003)
- Brad Mehldau Trio Live (2006)
- Live in Marciac (2006)
- Long Ago and Far Away (2007)
- Nearness (2011)
- 10 Years Solo Live (2014)
- Formation (2023)
- Discography