Brad Mehldau Trio/London,UK 2020

They are one of the best piano trios in the modern jazz world, and they performed on March 9th at the famous London hall “The Barbican” from their 2020 tour, with an encore that lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes and consisted of 3 songs. A coveted live CD containing all the songs up until now has been released.The long-established trio, featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard on drums, performed a fusion of jazz and classical music that was the best in Japan since last year’s performance in Japan. It is still fresh in my memory that it was highly praised by jazz fans. Mehldau’s playing, known as a jazz explorer, has been highly praised by many piano jazz fans for its classical romanticism and pop appeal. At the newly released live show in London, they not only performed original songs such as “Good Old Days,” “Twiggy,” and “Highway Rider,” but also performed the Beatles’ classic “Babies in Black” in a slower style. He lets you listen to it with his wonderful touch from his right and left hands. This is the best live show where you can deeply listen to the innovation of the songs that he freely created. Live at the Barbican, London 03/09/2020 Disc 1 1.Sehnsucht 2.Good Old Days 3.All Things You Are 4.Baby’s In Black 5.Twiggy Disc 2 1.The Folks Who Live On The Hill 2 .Highway Rider 3.De Dah 4.Great Day 5.Secret Love Brad Mehldau (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Jeff Ballard (dr)