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Chiming in as someone who knows very little about jazz as a whole, but am a crazed brad mehldau fan. I think I have just about every recording of his solo work that's possible to have. Is anyone out there similar to him? I really dislike trios and am mainly interested in solo work. I've gotten into a bit of Bill Evans if that helps, but I don't think he has much on Brads stuff.
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# ¿ Jan 10, 2012 02:47 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 09:19 |
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Ah yeah big fan of Jarrett's as well, but his stuff always seems really campy when compared to the stuff Mehldau has done. I know his style is pretty rare and a one off, I just can't really get into a lot of piano that sounds overly.. Jazzy if you know what I mean.
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# ¿ Jan 11, 2012 18:44 |
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Azure_Horizon posted:I am the complete opposite. Jazzy piano makes me want to get up and dance. I just really like the darker tones that Mehldau dabbles in, and I haven't really heard it out of anyone else. I suppose that's his rock influences shining through, but I love it.
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# ¿ Jan 12, 2012 18:38 |
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I just got back from a solo performance Mehldau did in DC. loving incredible. A woman may or may not have had a heart attack and died during the performance as well. He also wore the exact same t shirt and jacket he wore in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aRZ7RKM5S0&feature=related so when I turned a corner to wait outside of the venue and he was standing there smoking a cigarette, it was very very surreal.
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# ¿ Jan 29, 2012 08:07 |
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I just picked up Brad Mehldau's Ten years solo set. I've been a huge fan of his for years. Seen him live three times and grab everything of his I can. This though? Holy gently caress this is good.
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# ¿ Nov 2, 2015 06:46 |
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babua posted:You should listen to Mehliana if you hadn't already, it's a different side of Mehldau, and it's *amazing* (assuming you enjoy fusion). Yeah I have Taming the dragon as well as a bunch of recorded live sets. His work with Chris Thile is also ridiculous.
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# ¿ Nov 10, 2015 01:28 |
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babua posted:I'm going to check this out, thank you! Here's a good start. Good luck tracking down recordings of the shows themselves. They're all bootlegs at this point. This is just loving ridiculous though. His improvisation at around 5:30 is probably one of the craziest I've ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH9k7NHX-sU
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# ¿ Nov 11, 2015 18:48 |
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BigFactory posted:Dime a dozen has had a bunch of those shows up there in the past. They're easy tapes to Yeah I've pulled everything off there that I could find. I keep checking back hoping someone will throw up another recording of those two but nothing has come up since last year.
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# ¿ Nov 12, 2015 05:13 |
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Machado de Assis posted:Speaking of Grant Green and favorite records of his, I just recently started hearing his stuff and was blown away by Feelin' the Spirit, a series of bluesy jazz interpretations of spirituals (even though I don't really know much/listen to spirituals/gospel/blues). Herbie Hancock also plays on it, if you need further incentive to check it out: This is really good. The groove kind of simmering under everything going on is so nice.
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# ¿ Dec 27, 2015 06:37 |
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Does anyone have any recommendations for solo piano along the lines of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlUDVWIVVkQ I already have just about everything Keith Jarrett and Mehldau have done since they're all that springs to mind.
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# ¿ Jan 2, 2016 17:43 |
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Puppy Galaxy posted:is there a thread about jazz piano called "lol, just lol, if you don't listen to, and try to emulate, everything fred hersch has done in the last 30 years" I didn't think this forum needed a thread about Brad Mehldau. (jk Mehldau is my favorite and I'm seeing him live for the 4th time next wednesday )
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# ¿ Apr 16, 2016 05:50 |
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Star posted:Brad Mehldau has a new album out, "Blues and Ballads". Not revolutionary in any sense, but really tight and swinging. It's really good. I've heard him play "Since I fell for you" twice live now and it's pretty remarkable. I wish I knew of more jazz pianists like him but everyone that's ever been recommended to me has fallen really flat.
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# ¿ Jun 15, 2016 19:41 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 09:19 |
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Star posted:I've been meaning to see him but he never plays anywhere near. "Since I fell for you" is nice, but I am currently addicted to "And I love her". A great interpretation of the original and some really stunning solo parts. This is a pretty good performance of it. It's two songs but both have really solid solos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvGW7KiN4I
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# ¿ Jun 16, 2016 19:21 |