Highway Rider

Highway Rider is an album by Brad Mehldau, released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.

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

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), Orchestral Bells (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
 * Jon Brion – producer, mixing
 * Gregg Koller – engineer, mixing
 * Eric Caudieux – engineer
 * Alan Yoshida – mastering
 * Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
 * Richard Misrach – cover photograph
 * Lawrence Azerrad – graphic design