Highway Rider

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Highway Rider
Brad Mehldau Highway Rider.jpg
Studio album by
Brad Mehldau
Released16 March 2010[1]
RecordedFebruary 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009
StudioOcean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA [2]
GenreJazz
Length104:00
LabelNonesuch Records
ProducerJon Brion
Brad Mehldau chronology
Long Ago and Far Away
(2007) 		Highway Rider
(2009) 		Love Songs
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [3]
DownBeat4.5/5 stars [4]
Sputnikmusic4/5[5]
Tom HullB+[6]

Highway Rider is a contemporary jazz album by American pianist Brad Mehldau released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.

Background[]

It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (the other is the 2002 album Largo), and it features saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and Chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Brad Mehldau.

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."John Boy"3:15
2."Don't Be Sad"8:40
3."At the Tollbooth"1:07
4."Highway Rider"7:45
5."The Falcon Will Fly Again"8:21
6."Now You Must Climb Alone"4:05
7."Walking the Peak"8:00
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."We'll Cross the River Together"12:28
2."Capriccio"5:20
3."Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]"6:24
4."Into the City"7:36
5."Old West"8:28
6."Come with Me"6:19
7."Always Departing"6:20
8."Always Returning"9:52

Personnel[]

Band

  • Brad Mehldau – Piano (Disc 1: 1–5, 7; Disc 2: 1–6, 8), Pump Organ (Disc 1: 2; Disc 2: 3), Yamaha CS-80 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (Disc 1: 4), (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Jeff Ballard – Percussion (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2), snare brush (Disc 1: 2), Drums (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 4, 6, 8); Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Joshua Redman – Soprano Saxophone (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2, 8), Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1: 2, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 5), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Larry Grenadier – Bass (Disc 1: 2, 4, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (Disc 1: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Disc 2: 2, 3), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Orchestra, Dan Coleman, Conductor (Disc 1: 1, 2, 6, 7; Disc 2: 1, 7, 8)
  • The Fleurettes – Vocals (Disc 1: 5)

Production

References[]

  1. ^ Nonesuch (2010-03-16). "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ Brad Mehldau (2010-11-11). "Brad Mehldau official site". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. Highway Rider at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ^ Panken, Ted (June 2010) "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Down Beat. p. 54.
  5. ^ "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Brad Mehldau". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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