The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 4 - Back At The Vanguard [Live]

Brad Mehldau | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000JZMN
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,186 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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MEHLDAU BRAD ART OF THE TRIO 4: BACK AT THE VANGUARD

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34 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs Editing in music and words, October 20, 1999

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andre salz (Quakertown, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 4 - Back At The Vanguard (Audio CD)

I have been following Brad Mehldau's music through recordings from the start and recommended to a friend of mine that she see him at the Vanguard when the present recording was made. The young firebrand is always a healthy thing in art but when its end product is technique for its own sake, that's a step backward. For me that's what is going on here, there are wonderfull moments, but too many notes, too much posturing. The player is not lost in the music. Miles once said to a fellow horn man "to much trumpet and not enough mucic", that about sums it up for me. A note must be added on the liner notes and Mehldau's "I am not Bill Evans" sthick. In spite of Ahmad Jamal, Wynton Kelly and his trio etc... It's obvious that the modern jazz piano trio was reinvented by Evans, Lafarro and Motian. Every trio after is influenced by those Vanguard recordings and if you don't want to be influenced, certainly do not include Solar which was a feature of the Evans trio.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Voice, May 15, 2001

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Thomas C. Zink (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 4 - Back At The Vanguard (Audio CD)

As a working Jazz pianist myself, I can only say that Brad Mehldau does everything I dream of, and even more that I've never imagined. With this album in particular, he seems to ascend to even greater heights in his imaginative treatment of both standards and original pieces. "All the Things You Are" in 7/4 is worth (many times over) the price of the CD for the solo playing of each of the members, as well as their trio interaction. I've never heard 7/4 actually swing in such an amazing way. Mehldau's original pieces are beautiful and at times haunting, and it seems that each time he records a song, he and the trio are able to bring something entirely new to the musical table. Not just new solos, but a new approach and freshness rarely heard on even the first outing of compositions for most groups. After probably 40 complete listenings, I can honestly say that the disk is still fresh and (awe) inspiring.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Piano Genius at work, October 27, 1999

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Gal Granov ([e-mail]) (Petach-tikva, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 4 - Back At The Vanguard (Audio CD)

It's no secret that Brad is one of todays most talented pianists. he has a refreshing style,and in my opinion is at his besthen performing live. although some people compare him to Bill evans i do not share their opinion, Mehldau is so far away from Evans, he has his own style , and one can hear the Mehldauanian style from a far. In this briliiant album there are versions of his former works from the art. vol 3 & 1 , and it is one of the best albums i have heard to date. Brilliant! & exciting. A must for every Jazz and Piano lover. Gal.