Guardian: Four Stars for Brad Mehldau Trio "State-of-the-Art" Live Album

This week marked the release of the Brad Mehldau Trio's two-disc Live set, recorded during the group's weeklong residency at the Village Vanguard in October 2006; The Guardian (UK) gives four stars to the latest album from this "prodigiously gifted pianist" and his trio, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard. Reviewer John Fordham writes that Live offers what audiences have come to expect from Brad, namely "state-of-the-art contemporary jazz piano," or more specifically:

a new mix of standard songs and deconstructed pop themes; a new level of understanding within his group; a new twist on old piano-trio rules; and a startling new freedom in the way the pianist's left hand cajoles, threatens and encourages his right.

To read the complete review, visit music.guardian.co.uk.

Also available to fans around the world, exclusively through the Nonesuch Store, is an all-MP3 album of the complete recordings from the three Friday night sets of the Trio's 2006 Vanguard residency, including 15 tracks of works by Brad, Thelonious Monk, Benny Goodman, Paul Simon, and Radiohead.

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