Metheny/Mehldau

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Metheny Mehldau
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
RecordedDecember 2005
StudioRight Track, New York City
GenreJazz
Length66:03
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
The Way Up
(2005)
Metheny Mehldau
(2006)
Metheny/Mehldau Quartet
(2007)
Brad Mehldau chronology
Day Is Done
(2005)
Metheny Mehldau
(2006)
Metheny/Mehldau Quartet
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Metheny Mehldau is a jazz album released in 2006 by Nonesuch Records. Most of the album is a duet between guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau. On two songs, they are accompanied by drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier.

Background[edit]

Mehldau wrote three songs, while Metheny wrote the rest. "Unrequited" appeared on Mehldau's album, Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III (1998). Metheny's "Say the Brother's Name" is from I Can See Your House from Here (1994), an album he made with guitarist John Scofield. "Ahmid-6" was recorded by Bob Berg on his album Riddles (1994) .[3]

Metheny Mehldau includes tracks from recording sessions that occurred in December, 2005. A second disc, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007 and contains more quartet and duet tracks from the same sessions.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unrequited"Mehldau5:00
2."Ahmid-6"Berg6:35
3."Summer Day" 6:25
4."Ring of Life" 7:35
5."Legend"Mehldau7:02
6."Find Me in Your Dreams" 6:07
7."Say the Brother's Name" 7:14
8."Bachelors III" 7:24
9."Annie's Bittersweet Cake"Mehldau5:32
10."Make Peace" 7:06
Total length:66:03

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Riddles – Bob Berg | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2017.