Black hole sun, wont you come, and wash away the rain. It is arguably the bands most recognizable and most popular song, and remains a well known song from the 1990s. Full live version of brad mehdahl trio performing soundgardens black hole sun. Brad mehldau trio live brad mehldau trio jazz 2008.
It was exactly 10 years ago that he flew onto the mainstream radar as a member of the joshua redman quartet. Brad mehldau trio live by brad mehldau trio on apple music. Get brad mehldau setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other brad mehldau fans for free on. Witness his cover of soundgardens black hole sun, which explores rich new territory that chris cornell could never have imagined when he wrote the song and yet unmistakably remains jazz, and which he follows with a gorgeous take on the standard the very thought of you. The strings group the section quartet covered the song on its 2007 album fuzzbox. He plays original compositions and jazz standards, as well as interpretations of nonjazz songs by the beatles, nick drake, radiohead and soundgarden, for example. Sep 25, 2016 bass larry grenadier drums jorge rossy piano brad mehldau.
Apr 06, 2009 brad mehldau performing his version of nick drakes things behind the sun live on kcrws morning becomes eclectic. Evansesque rewiring of oasis wonderwall and then transforms soundgardens superunknown ballad black hole sun into a cecil taylorlike freeform. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop. In my eyes, indisposed in disguise as no one knows hides the face, lies the snake and the sun in my disgrace boiling heat, summer stench, neath the black the sky looks dead. Brad mehldaus new album, finding gabriel, is out now. The album follows up his genrebending 2014 collaboration with electronic musician mark guiliana, mehliana. The album closes with an expansive rendition of the coltrane hard bop classic, countdown. With this live version of wonderwall, mehldau reduces oasis most. Dec 11, 2011 with his trio, he has recorded arrangements of the music of nick drake, the beatles, radiohead and paul simon among others, and recorded soundgardens black hole sun on his 2008 album, live. Purchase i still play is eleven new solo piano compositions by artists who have recorded for nonesuch records, written in honor of the labels longtime president bob hurwitz on the occasion of his 2017 shift into the.
Brad mehldau trio live is a live album by american pianist and composer brad mehldaus trio. Ballard is a more physical, busier, and more energetic drummer, allowing for mehldau and bassist larry grenadier to up the ante in terms of dynamic. His first record for nonesuch, brad mehldau live in tokyo, was released in september 2004. The following year saw mehldau s majorlabel debut, and the formation of his trio with drummer jorge rossy and bassist larry grenadier. Brad mehldau trio, black hole sun brad mehldau has recorded his trio at the village vanguard several times over the years. Brad mehldau is the most highly acclaimed jazz artist to have emerged in the last decade.
What makes mehldau such a truly amazing pianist is his ability to jump off into deep space, yet play so lyrically. In 2008, a 23minute arrangement of the song was covered by the brad mehldau trio in their album brad mehldau trio live. Provided to youtube by nonesuch black hole sun brad mehldau brad mehldau trio. The first album from this trio, day is done, was recorded in the studio and released in 2005. Written by frontman chris cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the bands fourth studio album superunknown 1994. A current jazz artist whose interpretations of pop songs such as soundgarden black hole sun stretches the boundaries of convention. The 24minute version of soundgardens black hole sun, the longest track here, is a wonder. Paranoid android i, the nearness of you, when it rains, blackbird, paranoid android, biography. Another track on live that features jeff ballard at the end in a coda section is black hole sun, an arrangement of the song from the band soundgarden. Buy brad mehldau trio, brad mehldau s album titled brad mehldau trio. Black hole sun is a song by the american rock band soundgarden. His 1994 composition black hole sun was a genre defining song for the grunge movement. Brad mehldau trio black hole sun live at the village.
Brad mehdahl trio black hole sun soundgarden cover full. Mehldau plays here with a daring abandon that sweeps all of the 12 performances far from where they began. Mehldau has also expressed an interest in and knowledge of philosophy, in particular of music and art. Jan 29, 2017 brad mehldau is, of course, one of the finest and most adventurous jazz pianists around. For thile and mehldau, a meeting of musical minds the. In 2008, the brad mehldau trio released black hole sun on the brad mehldau trio live album recorded in late 2006, working the songs verse and chorus melodies into a 23 minute long extemporaneous jazz piece. Three years passed between the release of the brad mehldau s day is done and this live outing. Another village vanguard recording, brad mehldau trio live, was recorded in 2006 and released two years later. Brad mehldau performing his version of nick drakes things behind the sun live on kcrws morning becomes eclectic. Listen to your favorite songs from brad mehldau trio. A scifi thrill rideincredible action, inventive worldbuilding, deadly humor, and morefor fans of movie classics such as blade runner and mad max. This song didnt display all of what soundgarden has to offer, they made better songs then this, but this is still a great song. An incredibly tragic loss for generation x who grew up with the flannel wearing styles of the 90s. Live is the second release from the brad mehldau trio with larry grenadier on bass and jeff ballard on drums.
Anything goes is a contemporary jazz album by the brad mehldau trio. Whats so significant about this is simply that the former record marked the debut of drummer jeff ballard, who had replaced longtime kitman jorge rossy. See more of the brad mehldau experience on facebook. Brad mehdahl trio black hole sun soundgarden cover full live. David macinnis gills black hole sun, a new favorite of suzanne collins author of the bestselling hunger games trilogy, takes the reader to this futuristic martian land in this gripping.
Brad mehldau biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The label released its first album from the brad mehldau trioday is. Here it was soundgardens black hole sun, and it worked. Pastorale, from the album i still play, due may 22, 2020, on nonesuch records. Taming the dragon, and smartly showcases his return to intimate acoustic jazz. With larry grenadier as the trios pivot point and foundation, the brad mehldau trio live showcase the trios first rate musicianship as they take yet another aesthetic drive that makes this masterpiece such an exceptional milestone in jazz. Louis, mo this is a great song, and soundgarden rocks. Mar 21, 2008 surprisingly, a 23minute reindition of black hole sun. Postbop cd brad mehldau trio blues and ballads 2016.
Working with performances from july and november of 2011, the discerning ears of recordist and mixer paul boothe as well as mastering engineer greg calbi. On the mehldau original, secret beach, a delicious lefthand line seems to unfold in slow motion as the group plays a brazilian groove. He has also contributed to movie soundtracks, including midnight in the garden of good and evil 1997, eyes wide shut 1999, space cowboys. One of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, brad mehldau is a virtuoso performer with an ear for deeply nuanced, harmonically. Today, sipping tea in his bungalow, mehldau turns to the upright piano and picks out the melody of a cover tune hes been working on, by another one of those seattle bands, soundgarden. Chris thile is a singer and virtuoso of the mandolin whose roots lie in bluegrass music.
The twodisc set livewas recorded by pianist mehldau, bassist larry grenadier, and drummer jeff ballard at the village vanguard in october 2006. Grab a cocktail brad mehldau trio wonderwall mp3 listening to this got us thinking about other. One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, brad mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical. Mehldau has earned a reputation for reinterpreting radiohead, and most of his performances include at least one popular cover. The label released its first album from the brad mehldau trioday is doneon september 27, 2005. After ten rewarding years with rossy playing in mehldau s regular trio, drummer jeff ballard joined the band in 2005. Brad mehldau trio listen on deezer music streaming. Brad mehldau is an american jazz pianist born on august 23, 1970 in jacksonville, florida. Zackattack from sacramento, ca this song is about people who have black hearts. In my eyes, indisposed in disguises no one knows hides the face, lies the snake the sun in my disgrace boiling heat, summer stench neath the black the sky looks dead. Live includes five original tunes by mehldau, plus takes on songs by john coltrane, brazilian singersongwriter chico buarque, and soundgardens chris cornell and noel gallagher of oasis. Mehldau points to thiles ability to explore without being obscure. With his trio, he has recorded arrangements of the music of nick drake, the beatles, radiohead and paul simon among others, and recorded soundgardens black hole sun on his 2008 album, live. He does a lot of very subtle, abstract things, rhythmically, harmonically, and melodically, mehldau writes in an email.
Black hole sun is completely reharmonized and its melody is ever present but it is an entirely different tune in the hands of the trio. In the trio setting, mehldau has habitually rotated between the studio setting and the live setting. Brad mehldau musician music database radio swiss jazz. Soundgarden frontman chris cornell unexpectedly passed away yesterday. Oct 07, 2016 all of which speaks to the expertise of the musicianship on display during nearness, but overlooks a comparable expertise on the production front exhibited by joshua redman and brad mehldau. This is the companion to invisible sun and black hole sun, which suzanne collins, the author of the hunger games, called imaginative and actionpacked. The collection also includes their take on black hole sun, another coverable song. After ten rewarding years with rossy playing in mehldaus regular trio, drummer jeff ballard joined the band in 2005. I felt this turned into a black hole on the disc in a less positive sense. Mehldau is always more impressive live when he can unfold his ideas, but some of the pieces are really very long, for instance a twentythree minute black hole sun. Looking back on elegiac cycle this essay is an excerpt from an extended interview conducted several years ago that appeared in the introductory material to the transcription book of brad s record from 1999, elegiac cycle. His 2004 album live in tokyo makes its vinyl debut in september. Brad mehldau s warm, utterly enveloping effort, 2016s blues and ballads, finds the pianist leading his trio through a set of wellcurated standards and covers.
Characters return, new characters are introduced, and the action never stops. Brad mehldau trio listen to brad mehldau trio on deezer. The album, like many of mehldau s other albums, contains several jazz arrangements of poprock songs, including still crazy after all these years by paul simon, and everything in its right place by radiohead. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. With larry grenadier as the trios pivot point and foundation, the brad mehldau trio live showcase the trios first rate musicianship as they take yet another aesthetic drive that makes this masterpiece such an exceptional milestone in. Get brad mehldau trio setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other brad mehldau trio fans for free on. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Black hole sun passes through spanishtinged ruminations and develops into a percussion dialogue, while the lazy latin tick of secret beach is. The title track is cole porters anything goes arranged for the trio.
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