Brad Mehldau Interview

Pianissimo Or The Edge, guitarist from U2, he's very influential as a guitarist, but to me he's just an amateur with a delay pedal.

He's one of my favourite guitarists. Possibly my all-time favourite.

[deleted] I think a lot of his solo playing would be in your "drives me crazy" category but you might enjoy this one as well.

I'm a big Beatles fan and have a number of their albums in my library. That was a very beautiful rendition of Golden Slumbers.

[deleted] My personal favorite Beatles cover he has recorded is from his Ballads and Blues album but again, this one may veer into territory that you don't enjoy.

"And I Love Her" didn't drive me crazy, but I got kind of bored with it since it veered away from the recognizable melody so much. That even happens when I listen to some Christian composers when they reharmonize a lot.

Blackbird and Golden Slumbers I'd like to add to my library. And I Lover her not so much. However, I currently don't have any Jazz in my library. Maybe if I start listening to it more my taste will expand. Thanks for the suggestions.

God Bless,
David

David B However, I currently don't have any Jazz in my library. Maybe if I start listening to it more my taste will expand.

May I suggest an "easy" (almost cheesy) Keith Jarrett album? Melody at Night with You. Jazz standards in a manner more faithful to the melody, but still with the Jarrett quality.

Another wonderful entry point to jazz piano is almost any album from Oscar Peterson. Night Train, Oscar Peterson and the Bassists, are 2 favorites. By "entry point" I mean "easy on ears", not easy on keys 😀...

vagfilm May I suggest an "easy" (almost cheesy) Keith Jarrett album? Melody at Night with You.

That has been my number 1 recommendation for people who are starting with jazz and asked me about accessible solo piano jazz ballade records.

vagfilm Jarrett’s duo recordings with Charlie Hayden don’t seem to get talked about much but they are among my favorite albums of his. They really had a great vibe together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX1YHLDLi3A

Ooh lots of big stuff to listen to coming up in this discussion!!

Didn’t Beato say something like rather than call Mehldau a jazz player, he would call him an improviser? That makes sense to me. (I still need to listen to that interview too…)

[deleted] Jarrett’s duo recordings with Charlie Hayden don’t seem to get talked about much but they are among my favorite albums of his.

I have all KJ solo albums (even the late releases of previously recordings that frankly are not that exciting…), most of the acoustic trio, both duets with Haden (Last Dance and Jasmine), and many many more… I like them all 😀. Koln, Rio and Dark Intervals are my desert island CDs.