Brad Mehldau/Canada 2000 & more

A collection of solo piano live recordings by Brad Mehldau, a young number one pianist who is known for his collaborations with Pat Metheny and is hailed as the “troubadour of the piano.” The first half was a live performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival held in Canada on July 2, 2000, and the second half was a live performance in Menton, France on August 5, 2004, both of which were used as FM broadcast sound sources. Recorded in official quality with digital remastering. From the familiar Nick Drake’s “Riveman” and “Things Behind The Sun” to covers of the Beatles and Radiohead, the greatest appeal of Mehldau’s piano solos is the wide variety of songs that are not particular about jazz, and are worth listening to in their entirety. Full marks. In particular, the wonderful play on the excellent song “(Singalong) Junk” recorded in Paul McCartney’s first solo is an excellent take. Disc 1 : 76:01 /01. Paris 02. I’m Old Fashioned (Kern/Mercer) / Old Devil Moon (Lane/Harburg) 03. The Folks Who Live On The Hill (Kern/Hammerstein) 04. Things Behind The Sun (Drake) 05. Mother Nature’s Son (Lennon/McCartney) 06. Paranoid Android (Yorke/O’Brien/Greenwood/Greenwood/Selway) 07. How Long Has This Been Going On? (Gershwin/Gershwin) 08. Get Happy (Arlen/Koehler) [Montreal Jazz Festival : Montreal, Canada 2nd July 2000] 09. CCTune Disc 2 : 74:11 / 01. Wall’s Tune 02. Singalong Junk (McCartney) 03. Los Angeles 04. Think Of Me (Webber) 05. I Concentrate On You (Porter) 06. Martha My Dear (Lennon/McCartney) 07. From This Moment On (Porter) 08. Paris / Portrait In Black & White (Jobim/Barque) 09. Someone To Watch Over Me ( Gershwin/Gershwin) 10. Riverman (Drake) 11. Cry Me A River (Hamilton) [Basilique Saint-Michel, Menton, France 5th August 2004]