Art of the Trio 4: Back at the Vanguard

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and in its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, he states "as this exceptional album proves, there is considerable emotion and feeling and plain excitement behind his music, even during the mesmerizing quiet sections". On All About Jazz, John Sharpe noted "Mehldau and his trio have changed and evolved since his early recordings and have now established their own, unique voice". JazzTimes reviewer, Josef Woodard commented "It's a live affair in more ways than one, full of the detours and shameless explorations on-the-fly that Mehldau is wont to make in the course of jazz duty. Mehldau's debt to the re-inventive impulse, and the classical instincts, in Keith Jarrett's playing are still identifiable, but his personal voice keeps emerging afresh".

Track listing

All compositions by Brad Mehldau except as indicated

1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 13:44
2. "Sehnsucht" - 10:48
3. "Nice Pass" - 17:35
4. "Solar" (Miles Davis) - 9:54
5. "London Blues" - 7:37
6. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 7:17
7. "Exit Music (For a Film)" (Radiohead) - 8:53

Personnel

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