The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far
The year has offered a mountainous feast of sublime music. The 50 best albums of 2021 so far are an eclectic, forward-looking, and increasingly “woke” bunch.
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Brad Mehldau Pushes Forward on ‘Variations on a Melancholy Theme’
The truly great thing about Brad Mehldau’s Variations on a Melancholy Theme is that it rewards casual as well as careful listening.
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade Come ‘RoundAgain’
Joshua Redman's 1994 quartet of young jazz lions reunites as contemporary masters on RoundAgain.
Brad Mehldau Spans Many Musical Forms on ‘Finding Gabriel’
Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau creates another hybrid project built on a layering of keyboards, drums, woodwinds, voices, and strings—with a gloss of politics and religion along the edges. Occasionally brilliant.
‘Seymour Reads the Constitution!’ is Brad Mehldau’s 2018 Victory Lap
Reunited with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, Brad Mehldau dives back into the trio format with gusto.
A Mere Listen to Brad Mehldau’s ‘After Bach’ Can Stave Off Life’s Stresses
Legendary pianist Brad Mehldau continues his tradition of unique musical interpretation by offering a dazzling twist on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau: Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau
Thile and Mehldau make a pretty great duo, but it’s also an idiosyncratic one. For the most part this album feels like Thile is playing around in Mehldau’s jazz-oriented world.
Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau: Nearness
Good jazz doesn't always have to knock down barriers. Sometimes it's just the sound of two friends catching up.
Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues and Ballads
Twenty-five years into a great career, Brad Mehldau issues one of subtlest and most comfortable trio performances.
Brad Mehldau: 10 Years Solo Live
Brad Mehldau's career as a solo artist, in all senses of that word, takes a huge leap forward with this box set.
Antonio Sánchez: Three Times Three/Meridian Suite
Antonio Sánchez's future is flourishing before our eyes; all we have to do is sit back and watch it unfold.