Brad Mehldau - Live In Marciac (2011) [2CD+DVD]

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Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano
Brad Mehldau's latest solo recording, the two-CD/single-DVD Live in
Marciac begins with two tracks that contrast his astonishing technical
facility and his considerable inventive gift for empathic
interpretation. The opening "Storm" is an original four-minute exercise
in furious counterpoint, expansive layered harmony, and swinging
ostinato; it's followed by a complex yet utterly inventive lyrical
reading of Cole Porter's "It's All Right with Me" that not only
underscores the lyric in its full harmonic voice, but expands upon it
with low- and middle-register arpegiattic studies from Bach and Brahms
without losing site of the tune. These are but two of the many surprises
on this recorded in 2006.
Mehldau ranges over his
catalog to revisit his own compositions -- including three from his
celebrated first solo piano album Elegiac Cycle -- "Resignation,"
"Trailer Park Ghost," and "Goodbye Storyteller." These new readings
offer an aural view of how much more is in those songs as he's
investigated them over the years. Among the performances here are
healthy examples of Mehldau's love of rock and modern pop music,
including Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)," which closes disc
one. Disc two kicks off with another contrasting study, this one music
from two musicians who died at their own hands: a thoroughly
imaginative reading of Nick Drake's "Things Behind the Sun" (that
appeared first on the Live in Tokyo album) followed by its mirror image,
Kurt Cobain's "Lithium," using the same percussive left-hand patterns
with inverted changes and syncopated lyric accents (they appear as a
medley on the DVD). Mehldau also delivers a lovely reading of Lennon
& McCartney's "Martha My Dear," where he juxtaposes its sweet
melody against a slightly angular, dissonant set of changes. The set
closes with a deeply moving imaginative "My Favorite Things," followed
by a funky, slamming take on Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere" (which is
missing from the DVD for some reason). For Mehldau's fans, this is
another opportunity to hear just how creative and versatile he is,
even with familiar material. For the uninitiated, this is a grand
opportunity to acquaint yourself with one of the most gifted jazz
pianists on the scene.

Tracklist:
CD1
01. Storm (Mehldau)
02. It’s All Right with Me (Cole Porter)
03. Secret Love (Fain/Webster)
04. Unrequited (Mehldau)
05. Resignation (Mehldau)
06. Trailer Park Ghost (Mehldau)
07. Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow) (Mehldau)
08. Exit Music (for a Film) (Radiohead)

CD2
01. Things Behind the Sun (Nick Drake)
02. Lithium (Kurt Cobain)
03. Lilac Wine (James Alan Shelton)
04. Martha My Dear (Lennon/McCartney)
05. My Favorite Things (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
06. Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons)

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