Highway Rider
| Highway Rider | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood, California[2] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 104:00 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
| Brad Mehldau chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[5] |
| Tom Hull | B+[6] |
Highway Rider is an album by Brad Mehldau, released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
Background[edit]
It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (after Largo),[7] 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.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Brad Mehldau
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John Boy" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Sad" | 8:40 |
| 3. | "At the Tollbooth" | 1:07 |
| 4. | "Highway Rider" | 7:45 |
| 5. | "The Falcon Will Fly Again" | 8:21 |
| 6. | "Now You Must Climb Alone" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Walking the Peak" | 8:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We'll Cross the River Together" | 12:28 |
| 2. | "Capriccio" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]" | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Into the City" | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Old West" | 8:28 |
| 6. | "Come with Me" | 6:19 |
| 7. | "Always Departing" | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Always Returning" | 9:52 |
Personnel[edit]
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
References[edit]
- ^ Nonesuch (2010-03-16). "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ Brad Mehldau (2010-11-11). "Brad Mehldau official site". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Highway Rider at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ Panken, Ted (June 2010) "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Down Beat. p. 54.
- ^ "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Brad Mehldau". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Mehldau, Brad (2023). Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One. Equinox. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-80050-313-7.
Further reading[edit]
- Mats Arvidson: An Imaginary Musical Road Movie: Transmedial Semiotic Structures in Brad Mehldau's Concept Album Highway Rider THE FACULTIES OF HUMANITIES AND THEOLOGY LUND UNIVERSITY
