Brad Mehldau: House On Hill auf CD

+ Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy

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From 1994 - 2004, the Brad Mehldau Trio was composed of Larry Grenadier on bass, Jorge Rossy on drums, and Mehldau on piano. Jeff Ballard recently replaced Rossy, and House on Hill is the final recording from the previous group. Seven of its tracks come from a two-day session in 2002, when the trio recorded eighteen songs in total. That material was divided into Mehldau originals and interpretations of existing songs; the latter group became Anything Goes, released in 2004. The originals are presented here with two additional songs - “August Ending” and “Fear and Trembling” - from a more recent recording session. “All of the songs were written between 2000 and 2002, and they form a time capsule of my writing then, and of the way the trio was playing together,” Mehldau says, “I am so glad that this music is finally able to see the light of day.”

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H. Sterner in stereoplay 8 / 06: "Brad dreht und wendet seine Themen mit unglaublicher Raffinesse, und doch wirken die neun Stücke angenehm und verständlich. Der Bassist Grenadier und der Schlagzeuger Jorge Rossy weben - als perfekte Begleiter - mit ihm ein feines Gespinst aus Melodien und sanft schwingenden Rhythmen. Dicht und intensiv ist diese Musik, vordergründig kühl und im Kern heiß."