Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: Progression

Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: Progression

ASIN: B00005KGMK

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On this lengthy two-CD set (over two hours), pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jorge Rossy further explore the art of the jazz trio before a live audience. Mehldau, of course, is the main voice, exhibiting a lyrical touch and a wide, encyclopedic knowledge of the jazz piano. Although Bill Evans is obviously the primary influence, one can hear echoes of Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and Hank Jones, as well. Mehldau has absorbed his influences well, sounding neither imitative nor radical, and though solidly in the tradition of conventional jazz piano, he is adding his own verve, vitality, and intelligence to the genre. From jazz standards ("The More I See You" and "It Might as Well Be Spring") to pop kitsch ("Cry Me a River" and "How Long Has This Been Going On") to hipster originals ("Dream's Monk" and "Sublation"), Mehldau and crew demonstrate that they have listened well to their progenitors, following the well-traveled path of using familiar melodic material as a means to investigate mood, texture, and dynamics. --Wally Shoup

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One of the best trio albums

dope

Anyone who correlates Mehldau with Bill Evans is Naive and Ignorant!!

The pleassure of enjoy them live

Best AOT yet!!!

Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: Progression
Brad Mehldau Trio
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

The More I See You
Dream's Monk
The Folks Who Live On The Hill
Alone Together
It Might As Well Be Spring
Cry Me A River
River Man

Tracks:

Quit
Secret Love
Sublation
Resignation
Long Ago And Far Away
How Long Has This Been Going On?

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On this lengthy two-CD set (over two hours), pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jorge Rossy further explore the art of the jazz trio before a live audience. Mehldau, of course, is the main voice, exhibiting a lyrical touch and a wide, encyclopedic knowledge of the jazz piano. Although Bill Evans is obviously the primary influence, one can hear echoes of Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and Hank Jones, as well. Mehldau has absorbed his influences well, sounding neither imitative nor radical, and though solidly in the tradition of conventional jazz piano, he is adding his own verve, vitality, and intelligence to the genre. From jazz standards ("The More I See You" and "It Might as Well Be Spring") to pop kitsch ("Cry Me a River" and "How Long Has This Been Going On") to hipster originals ("Dream's Monk" and "Sublation"), Mehldau and crew demonstrate that they have listened well to their progenitors, following the well-traveled path of using familiar melodic material as a means to investigate mood, texture, and dynamics. --Wally Shoup

Customer Reviews:

One of the best trio albums.......2007-05-13

Maybe because of the hype around him, maybe because of the cheesy covers, I hesitated for a long time to buy a Brad Mehldau CD. What a mistake! This album is now among my favorite Jazz recordings.

The Piano Trio is my prefered Jazz combo. Surprisingly, there are not that many good Piano Trios in the history of Jazz. Many of the great Jazz pianists like Thelonius Monk or Herbie Hancock never specialized in trio music, others like McCoy Tyner failed miserably. And Keith Jarrett's strength is solo rather than trio. So I am very happy when I discover a new trio which really performs well. And the Brad Mehldau Trio does!

Because of the general melancholic mood of his CD's, people want to compare Mehldau to Bill Evans. Well, other than the mood, the two pianist and their trio are completly different. Bill Evans is very chord-based, very "Chopin", Brad Mehldau is much more scale-based, maybe more "Debussy". Mehldau's bass group (Grenadier and Rossy) is a little more aggressive than Evans' (LaFaro and Motian). I actually would compare Mehldau to Chick Corea rather than Evans.

The Trio performs equally well on the slower tunes (wonderful: "The Folks who live on the Hill") and the faster ones (breathtaking: "Dream's Monk", "Sublation"), and both CD's (this album is a double CD) are equally good. The playing is never pretentious, never too much, Mehldau never needs to show what he can do on the piano, but everything is about the music.

If you are a jazz fan, you should definitely have this CD!

dope .......2007-01-09

i seen this guy play like 7 times and ive listened to most of his albums but this is my favorite one. brad mehldau spits hot fire ..

Anyone who correlates Mehldau with Bill Evans is Naive and Ignorant!!.......2005-12-22

When people start comparing Mehldau w/ Evans, it is a sign of the American tendency to judge people on their gestures, lifestyle, and physical attributes, or their actions away from their craft. Mehldau and Evans have many similarities but none that I can trace in their music. Mehldau has had his issues w/ substance abuse and he is a bit of a philosopher whop writes lengthy intelligent liner notes like evans on miles' Kind Of Blue. He also crouches over the keyboard from time to time like Evans. But if you LISTEN, it all ends! Mehldau's personal voice on the piano is one of the most unique, pure, and honest voices out there today. His main imfluences are more on the side of chopin, brahms,shumann, and thelonious monk! He is a true listener. His accompaniment is spectacular, and his solos are always in tune and in correspondance w/ the band. His ability to focus and dig out the goods from a seemingly endless well is incredible. He swings hard in his own way...

The pleassure of enjoy them live.......2005-06-10

Brad Mehldau, Jorge Rossy and Larry Grenader conform the best and unique modern jazz formula, just like Coca-Cola no other indredient can supply any of this three basic elements named "Brad Mehldau trio progression" if any component would be changed the taste would be never the same, this time this unique ensamble perform in a cut-breath way their most precious pieces from "introducing Brad Mehldau" thru "Elegiac Cycle" all pieces played with great entusiasm and improvisation, Mehldau never plays the same twice and this is so refreshing , you never know whats gonna happen when you see them live, is almost like a very enjoyable suspense. Art of the Trio, Vol. 5 is the most essential piece in live Mehldaus albums
HM

Best AOT yet!!!.......2005-03-13

If you like Brad Mehldau and prefer his live stuff, buy this album. First cd is SMOKIN. Even better than vol 4. The first two tracks on disc 1 take off with no abandon. Song 3 is a lovely ballad played very beautifully. Then the rythym section absolutely tears apart a 7/8 number and then the disc ends with a haunting Nick Drake cover. There really isn't a dull moment on the first disc.

The second disc isn't quite as seamless as the first, but it's still pretty amazing. After another energetic opener, they slow things down with a "Secret Love" that is gorgeous. And then the Trio really gets "out there" on the original Sublation. This song is probably the highlight of the album in my opinion. I've always loved when bands take a song and build, and build, and build getting crazier and crazier until you just can't take it anymore. And then BAM!! they're right back in the melody as if nothing ever changed. This is a trick that one of my favorite rock band's Phish, has really mastered in a live setting, and it is REALLY cool to see it done by virtuoso jazz musicians. Music is all about exploration, and whatever gripes you may have about Mehldau, nobody can question his eagerness to explore.

I think this album will appeal not only to Mehldau and jazz fans, but to anyone who truly appreciates passionate and daring live musical performance. This Trio is one of the only jazz acts I've ever heard that captures the energy and wild abandon that is usually reserved for rock.

If you've never heard Brad Mehldau check out "Anything Goes" for the studio sound, or this album "Progression: AOT vol 5", for the live experience. You won't be disappointed. It's well worth the price of admission.

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