Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Debut Album, "Live in Tokyo," to Get First Vinyl Release, September 13, 2019

Browse by:
Year
Browse by:
Publish date (field_publish_date)
Submitted by nonesuch on
Article Type
Publish date
Excerpt

Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Records debut album, Live in Tokyo, first released on September 14, 2004, will make its vinyl debut fifteen years later, on September 13, 2019. The vinyl edition, made with Run Out Groove, comprises the original album's eight tracks plus seven tracks previously available only on the Japanese edition. This triple-LP set, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, is available to pre-order now. "Few pianists can match Brad Mehldau when it comes to cross-fertilizing jazz, classical, and rock," said JazzTimes. "The same applies for technique, taste and intellectual curiosity. All of those qualities are on display [here]."

Copy

Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Records debut album, Live in Tokyo, first released on September 14, 2004, will make its vinyl debut almost exactly fifteen years later, on September 13, 2019. The vinyl edition, made in partnership with Run Out Groove, comprises the original album's eight tracks plus an additional seven tracks previously available only on the Japanese edition and sequenced in the order of that release. (See below for complete track list.) This triple-LP set was mastered by Alex DeTurk and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Industry in the Netherlands. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, the Live in Tokyo vinyl edition is available to pre-order now in the Run Out Groove Shop and the Nonesuch Store.

On Live in Tokyo, Mehldau, hailed by the Washington Post as "one of his generation’s most gifted and thoughtful pianists," performs his own tunes and interprets material from artists as varied as George Gershwin, Thelonius Monk, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Burt Bacharach, and Radiohead on an album recorded live in concert at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo in February of 2003. (Mehldau is Japan on tour with his Trio now, performing at Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya tonight and at three venues in Tokyo in the coming days: Suntory Hall on Friday, International Forum Hall C on Saturday, and Yomiuri Otemachi Hall on Monday; for details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.)

"Few pianists can match Brad Mehldau when it comes to cross-fertilizing jazz, classical, and rock," said JazzTimes. "The same applies for technique, taste and intellectual curiosity. All of those qualities are on display [on Live in Tokyo]."

"Mehldau plays beautifully on his own, his work is florid with detail, yet never just flowery," said All About Jazz. "There is a deeply felt passion in all he plays, and that's exactly why he is so engrossing to hear: in a solo setting Mehldau demonstrates how he selects his ideas altogether discriminatingly from what must be a veritable flood of variations that occur to him as he plays. It's not long into listening to Live in Tokyo that you are reminded how skillfully he runs the gamut of emotion in his playing."

Brad Mehldau's latest album, Finding Gabriel, released earlier this month on Nonesuch Records, features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, Fender Rhodes, and vocals, with guest musicians including Ambrose Akinmusire, Sara Caswell, Kurt Elling, Joel Frahm, Mark Guiliana, Gabriel Kahane, and Becca Stevens, among others. The Times of London says “the dominant mood is of a master musician having fun” on this latest album from "the American jazz pianist, one of the best alive." The AP calls it "a soundtrack for our times."

Brad Mehldau: Live in Tokyo Vinyl Edition

Side A
1. Intro (Brad Mehldau) 4:37
2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Love (Paul Simon) 6:30
3. My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) 9:32

Side B
1. Roses Blue (Joni Mitchell) 8:16
2. Intro II (Brad Mehldau) 2:37
3. Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 10:08

Side C
1. Things Behind the Sun (Nick Drake) 4:49
2. C Tune (Brad Mehldau) 5:52
3. Waltz Tune (Brad Mehldau) 5:24
4. From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 7:57

Side D
1. Alfie (Burt Bacharach / Hal David) 6:50
2. Monk’s Dream (Thelonious Monk) 7:59

Side E
Paranoid Android (T. Yorke, E. O’Brien, C. Greenwood, J. Greenwood, P. Selway) 19:29

Side F
1. How Long Has This Been Going On (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 9:00
2. River Man (Nick Drake) 8:58

featuredimage
Brad Mehldau: "Live in Tokyo" [vinyl pkg]
  • Thursday, May 30, 2019
    Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Debut Album, "Live in Tokyo," to Get First Vinyl Release, September 13, 2019

    Brad Mehldau's Nonesuch Records debut album, Live in Tokyo, first released on September 14, 2004, will make its vinyl debut almost exactly fifteen years later, on September 13, 2019. The vinyl edition, made in partnership with Run Out Groove, comprises the original album's eight tracks plus an additional seven tracks previously available only on the Japanese edition and sequenced in the order of that release. (See below for complete track list.) This triple-LP set was mastered by Alex DeTurk and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Industry in the Netherlands. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, the Live in Tokyo vinyl edition is available to pre-order now in the Run Out Groove Shop and the Nonesuch Store.

    On Live in Tokyo, Mehldau, hailed by the Washington Post as "one of his generation’s most gifted and thoughtful pianists," performs his own tunes and interprets material from artists as varied as George Gershwin, Thelonius Monk, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Burt Bacharach, and Radiohead on an album recorded live in concert at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo in February of 2003. (Mehldau is Japan on tour with his Trio now, performing at Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Nishinomiya tonight and at three venues in Tokyo in the coming days: Suntory Hall on Friday, International Forum Hall C on Saturday, and Yomiuri Otemachi Hall on Monday; for details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.)

    "Few pianists can match Brad Mehldau when it comes to cross-fertilizing jazz, classical, and rock," said JazzTimes. "The same applies for technique, taste and intellectual curiosity. All of those qualities are on display [on Live in Tokyo]."

    "Mehldau plays beautifully on his own, his work is florid with detail, yet never just flowery," said All About Jazz. "There is a deeply felt passion in all he plays, and that's exactly why he is so engrossing to hear: in a solo setting Mehldau demonstrates how he selects his ideas altogether discriminatingly from what must be a veritable flood of variations that occur to him as he plays. It's not long into listening to Live in Tokyo that you are reminded how skillfully he runs the gamut of emotion in his playing."

    Brad Mehldau's latest album, Finding Gabriel, released earlier this month on Nonesuch Records, features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, Fender Rhodes, and vocals, with guest musicians including Ambrose Akinmusire, Sara Caswell, Kurt Elling, Joel Frahm, Mark Guiliana, Gabriel Kahane, and Becca Stevens, among others. The Times of London says “the dominant mood is of a master musician having fun” on this latest album from "the American jazz pianist, one of the best alive." The AP calls it "a soundtrack for our times."

    Brad Mehldau: Live in Tokyo Vinyl Edition

    Side A
    1. Intro (Brad Mehldau) 4:37
    2. 50 Ways to Leave Your Love (Paul Simon) 6:30
    3. My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) 9:32

    Side B
    1. Roses Blue (Joni Mitchell) 8:16
    2. Intro II (Brad Mehldau) 2:37
    3. Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 10:08

    Side C
    1. Things Behind the Sun (Nick Drake) 4:49
    2. C Tune (Brad Mehldau) 5:52
    3. Waltz Tune (Brad Mehldau) 5:24
    4. From This Moment On (Cole Porter) 7:57

    Side D
    1. Alfie (Burt Bacharach / Hal David) 6:50
    2. Monk’s Dream (Thelonious Monk) 7:59

    Side E
    Paranoid Android (T. Yorke, E. O’Brien, C. Greenwood, J. Greenwood, P. Selway) 19:29

    Side F
    1. How Long Has This Been Going On (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 9:00
    2. River Man (Nick Drake) 8:58

    Journal Articles:Album ReleaseArtist News

Enjoy This Post?

Get weekly updates right in your inbox.
terms

X By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Thank you!
x

Welcome to Nonesuch's mailing list!

Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store!
terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Nonesuch based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Related Posts

  • Friday, November 22, 2024
    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Way Out of Easy, the first album from guitarist Jeff Parker and his long-running ETA IVtet—saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, drummer Jay Bellerose—since their 2022 debut Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy, which Pitchfork named one of the Best Albums of the 2020s So Far, is out now on International Anthem / Nonesuch Records. Like that album, The Way Out of Easy comprises recordings from LA venue ETA, where Parker and the ensemble held a weekly residency for seven years. During that time, the ETA IVtet evolved from a band that played mostly standards into a group known for its transcendent, long-form journeys into innovative, groove-oriented improvised music. All four tracks on The Way Out of Easy come from a single night in 2023, providing an unfiltered view of the ensemble, fully in their element. 

    Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist News
  • Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire’s honey from a winter stone is out January 17, 2025, on Nonesuch Records. The album, which Ambrose calls a “self-portrait,” features improvisational vocalist Kokayi, pianist Sam Harris, Chiquitamagic on synthesizer, drummer Justin Brown, and the Mivos Quartet. Akinmusire says, “In many respects this entire work is inspired by and is an homage to the work of the composer Julius Eastman and his organic music concept." The opening track, “muffled screams,” is out now.

     

    Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist News