Brad Mehldau Trio All The Things You Are

Found this video after a couple years

[@ganlanwang9286]

Brad takes the standard rendition to a new level. A large amount of ‘white space’, the development of motives, abandoning the traditional background dominated by linear jazz lines, and full of rhythmic vocabulary. With Brad, jazz piano enters the wonderful contemporary era.

[@champignondeParis]

We're all fortunate that Tony Soprano could take the time out of his busy schedule to play drums on this gig.

[@SatnamSingh-pd3yh]

Hahahaha, this is like when people say Adam Nussbaum looks like Louis CK

[@stephenpopovichl122]

Tony is masterful player -I am sorry but I never heard of him before but I am sure he has been around. Tony , Philly, DeJohnette all of these players would be awed by this playing Just can't believe this performance

[@SatnamSingh-pd3yh]

@@stephenpopovichl122 I couldn’t agree more. If you are curious about Adam Nussbaum he played a lot with Michael Brecker, Syzygy is a good video of both of them playing together on KZbin

[@jazzwarrior7206]

@@stephenpopovichl122 The drummer is Jeff Ballard. [FYI : champignondeParis was jesting about a perceived likeness to the fictional character Tony Soprano, as played by actor James Gandolfini, in the TV series"The Sopranos"]. And yes, Jeff has "been around", as you put it - he's a truly beautiful drummer indeed.

[@Dave-ik4lj]

😂

[@MrMattSax]

Mehldau’s ability to generate improvisatory contrapoint is unrivaled. What a beast.

[@kmaclean]

Mehldau keeps such impeccable time.

[@memarkiam]

I’m sorry to say, I fear the negative comments here are largely from people who don’t understand what he’s doing. I don’t suppose I caught it all, but I caught enough of it to think it’s amazing.

[@kingassassin7953]

His playing is hip and people don't get what that is anymore.

[@jeanlucchapelon]

His playing comes directly from J.S BACH and it’s phenomenal ! The modern side of Bach!

[@cooldebt]

It's like the guy in the comments section of The Consouls upload of their Radio#27 (during the second set of which they played Price from Persona 5 in a glorious 7/4 meter instead of the original 4/4) who said that the sax player didn't know what he was doing. 😬

[@jackhsumusic2586]

Brad mehldau is one of the most influential jazz piano player…. His trio and his work with Joshua red man / Brian blade / Christian McBride / pat metheny .. is simply god like

[@brucejeric6701]

Fantastic playing!!! 4 minutes of improv to the head. Loved it!!

[@kwixotic]

In this song he shows how great his classical chops are.

[@lorenzowolczko4837]

I’ve listened to this maybe 50 times. There’s such an incredible layer of depth to everything he does.

[@bill3837]

that 7/4 feel is like water

[@giuseppecucchiarajazz]

some great music...love what jeff ballard brings to the table

[@solaribass2491]

Whenever I feel the need to remember that I will never be good enough. I just open this video. Just absolutely insane.

[@gabifaja6497]

There’s only one Brad. Terrifyingly good

[@jupitermindpig3457]

Such a classic take. All 3 of them are so clued into that special 'cheeky' kind of swing feel, I don't think I have really heard anyone else play with this swing feel, the trio with Jorge Rossy didn't have it, but it's not just from Jeff Ballard, like listen to Jeff play with Chick Corea, it doesn't have the same feeling at all. I think it comes from Monk, and I guess Sonny also had that cheekyness. Also, what an incredibly perfect & swinging bass solo, Larry's entire being is in sync, look at the focus on his face, he is even dancing a little bit, his head and hips move in time with his rhythm. alos, JUST CHECK OUT that line at 4:50 with the glissando. and WHAT ABOUT those chords at the beginning of the B section just afterwards (we're talking about Brad's comping now) also don't miss that voiceleading in those upwards chords from 6:35 to 6:49, like wtf is that voiceleading? How did he...? It just kept going up. He ended on the 5th but it sounded so unexpected.

[@icemantopgun8135]

I feel like I’m a decent musician but am light years away from understanding and appreciating the music on this level… your ability to enjoy in this way is demonstrative of serious time and attention to this art!

[@jazzerrocker]

Absolutely stunning. This is what great jazz does, they play the same old standards but make them their own.

[@tsiggy]

this snare-tom flurry ending in a mixture of floor-tom and ride cymbal, which makes the rhythm appear out of nowhere, in an accelerated fashion to meet that 1 in time. it's just so sweet 15:59

[@armloumelanson7160]

there is not much video of this trio at this time (trio vol4) or of them playing this tune - OMG pure madness! odd meter playing has never been the same since these guys showed how deep you could go - harmonically, rythmically, musically - ASTOUNDING! I have tears listening to drummer play over the out vamp! Ridiculous and awe inspiring... Thank you for posting this beautiful gem!!!

[@juampisciaccaluga]

holy fucking brad

[@csmarkham]

If JS Bach played jazz, he’d be snapping his fingers to this one. And even not, he’d certainly hear the musicianship. A musically technical masterpiece beautifully performed.

[@danwaldis4553]

I'm speechless.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This performance washes away the dirt of common customs This splendor of words can not attach it

[@vicarbel6202]

I couldn't have said it better. (Google Translator pays tribute to the poetic nature of this video)

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@vicarbel6202 Thankyou I hope you are well From A corner of Tokyo

[@stephenpopovichl122]

creative, original , yet thought-out subconsciously I feel-Back influenced- Sounds like a Bach invention. Of course to be compared to that is quite a complement. Very fresh- Where have you been my whole life!! You ae an excellent player and composer yet has a spontaneous feeling. Swings also. You are not playing cliché licks to my ear. You are quite a player musician. WOW

[@ronkrate609]

BRAVO!!!

[@docnelson2008]

Pure magic!

[@StefanoCapassoMusic]

Amazing!

[@CharlesAustin]

The Genius setting the example ... infallible thinking and discipline behind this startling immaculate performance: Bravo !! Inspiration !!

[@leslielocke2949]

Fabulous

[@stephenpopovichl122]

this is some of the greatest performances by everyone of these players -every musician in this group is GENUIS. Never heard anything so inspired and musically creative forever-I don't know how you could improve on this. This is the first time I heard of this group and I thought I heard everyone. MASTERFUL! JUST MASTERFUL>

[@cooldebt]

Brad, Larry and Jorge Rossy also make a great trio. From memory Rossy predates Ballard.

[@lessismore4470]

the drums go to heaven

[@delahlin]

This is absolutely awesome! Classic in every sense.

[@tetraqartet6798]

Ammazzing 😮 . Tremendi

[@katubeats1841]

Absolutely amazing playing!

[@user-ri3uk9ef4y]

Great!!😊

[@alonsotoro7904]

Mehldau exploits here a resource that he masters very well, where both hands play the same subject, a super melody with two right hands but without a left hand, both hands at the service of a single element, they are never independent, Mehldau is a single person playing the piano, and not two, as a great jazz pianist should be. The best example that comes to mind is Michel Petrucciani.

[@kennmiller3278]

Brilliant conception and arrangement. Fire!

[@user-uu6yr5lp3j]

I would say Larry Grenadier on bass, Jeff Ballard on drums.

[@ClaudioQuartaroneMusic]

❤️

[@patricktiglao]

Go Jeff Ballard!!! Absolute Fire!

[@user-rv9vl7rf3s]

仕事の疲れが吹き飛ぶ

[@yahnferral9163]

Has some Fred hirsch contrapuntal sounding elements.

[@lynnbecker8037]

Wow.

[@sibsibs83]

wow.

[@doce7606]

you can almost hear the two halves of his brain competing then cooperating...

[@yf1177]

Ok, this is it

[@jiyujizai]

🌼🌱💙😀

[@ivanhorvath]

God.

[@crrc77]

Finally found Aristocats IRL :) Jokes aside, really nice Jazz right here.

[@BauerHouse]

love the Au Privave quote at 11:30

[@jiyujizai]

🌷🌱💙😃

[@Jazzinthecountry]

I might need to work on my hand independence. 😮

[@schroume]

Mise à part la qualité du son, il y a tout à garder dans cette version. Et Granadier, incroyable!

[@mongoharry]

My other favorite solo version of this tune is Keith Jarrett's 🖤🖤🖤

[@nathanbrandwein6149]

YES!! Mind as well from that genius 1996 release.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@@nathanbrandwein6149 1989

[@riccardobrazzale4264]

What does Bach have to do with jazz? Here it is.

[@juicybroski14]

this sentiment has become so cliche but never less true. Bach just keeps following us around!

[@bill3837]

7/4???

[@kurthuebsch8981]

great trio man the shit my brothers

[@michaelcorenzwit716]

Is this available as a DVD?

[@tarekhussein10]

What’s the time signature for the drums solo part

[@Matt-nv2qg]

7/8

[@corvavw6447]

Old school art Blake.

[@jman12849]

how do you even learn to compose things like that intro? goddamn. never was much into brad until i saw this.

[@ethanmulvihill7177]

improvise*

[@Pijanoo]

@@ethanmulvihill7177 compose*

[@anahome3696]

Scales scales scales practice practice..play

[@rBennich]

@@Pijanoo He improvises like that all the time. Of course it's not pre-composed. That would be insane to remember. The only thing that's composed are the chord changes that he loosely improvises around.

[@ejb7969]

By listening to Keith Jarrett's version on "Tribute" from 1989. This is a pale copy. Jarrett was the original, and it's much better.

[@guillermogonzalez6346]

The new Lennie Tristano

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

yeah except Brad blesses us here and there with a mercifully given bit of romantic lyricism

[@umutjfry6378]

11:30 tasty quote

[@cursedswordsman]

yum

[@RealJazz11]

From which concert please?

[@rickhood]

Wondering when and where this is -- perhaps jazzvitoria? year?

[@miloheh]

2006, not sure the location.

[@petrusoleanu]

it says in the recording - Jazzaldia. Looked it up, it takes place in San Sebastian, Spain

[@brunomaiamusic]

@@petrusoleanu 17:30 I think it was i nspain but a different festival Vitoria Gasteiz Jazz Festival, by the VHS quality maybe in 1999?

[@jman12849]

Is there any other pianist who plays intros like that? I'd love to hear more just like that.

[@RC_Cola2020]

Check out Keith Jarret standards trio

[@harrysouter2304]

shai maestro with chris potter on the same tune

[@ejb7969]

Yes, the album called Tribute. And Jarrett does it a thousand times better. This is a much less successful copy.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@@ejb7969 a thousand times better? yer a quantifying, quantifiably laughable lad. just cuz his harmonies and banging touch don't fizzle your pickle, don't mean they are 1000th as good as Jarrett's. ridiculous comment of the millennium. He's too good a pianist, and this is at much too high a level for you to make such a stupid evaluation.

[@BenLovee]

​@@ejb7969pointless comment

[@andrewsmedley-brown7463]

Who are the bassist and drummer?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

jeff ballard drums, Larry Grenadier who also plays with Metheney some

[@tal1892]

this is a video.

[@bluetv6386]

I just ate a banana.

[@alexbrint3798]

I have a cat

[@gregovina6266]

It might rain tomorrow

[@antoniog2854]

reading is fundamental

[@adamjohns350]

​@@alexbrint3798Do you mean a baseball? I don't think you have cat.

[@corvavw6447]

Teveel kan soms storen melodieuze stukken ontbrekende momenten ,zoek me suf wat hij bedoelt. Cohesie ontbreekt.?

[@joachimumlauf9291]

great piece - compare it to Bill Evans version two great pianists

[@andrejkumarov]

Il se bat encore avec des formes d'articulations melodique complètement périmées, empruntées à la musique classique européenne qui n'ont jamais su feconder l'esprit mélodic qui regne depuis l'ère du bebop

[@IssaSouriant]

alors toi j'ai aussi peu envie de t'entendre donner ton avis sur la musique que de t'entendre jouer

[@andrejkumarov]

@@IssaSouriant Réponse infantile, réponse inutile. J'abhorre le stoccato et basta !!

[@IssaSouriant]

@@andrejkumarov bravo tu es très intelligent

[@SELMER1947]

@@IssaSouriant Qu'importe, pour ma part je m'interroge aussi vraiment sur ce que Mehldau a apporté de neuf depuis Jarrett, Corea etc avec la sensation que ceux qui l'encensent ne connaissent rien à l'histoire du piano...

[@IssaSouriant]

@@SELMER1947 Meldhau est un très bon pianiste de jazz je comprends pas l'intérêt de savoir si oui où non il a révolutionné la musique où pas, et si jamais ce n'est pas le cas je ne comprends pas non plus le problème. Cependant je connais énormément de gens dont des musiciens qui adorent sa musique et un bon tiers des pianistes de jazz actuel l'ont écouté et relevé à un moment, donc son impact sur le son du piano jazz est réel et palpable. Mais en réalité que ce soit le cas où pas je trouve que c'est assez malsain ce rapport à la musique et notamment le fait de vouloir idolâtrer des musiciens et comparer qui pèse le plus dans l'histoire. Malheureusement pour vous ce n'est pas vous qui décidez quelle direction prend la musique, donc a vous de produire quelque chose de conséquent où d'aller écouter des choses qui vous inspirent plutôt que de perdre votre temps a rabaisser des gens qui ont 100 fois notre niveau. Et d'ailleurs le jazz est aussi une tradition avant tout, qui est liée à une histoire précise et située et qu'il s'agirait de respecter surtout quand on s'appelle Jean-Jacques et qu'on habite dans le Morbihan (avec tout le respect pour les Jean-Jacques, je m'inclus dedans).

[@blainesnow1476]

Yes, phenomenal playing... the improviser in J.S. Bach would be proud. Who's on bass and drums - anyone know?

[@ronnanwolf8725]

Jeff Ballard on drums

[@brankostojkovic1684]

3:51 Bass Larry Grenadier, drums Jeff Ballard. I saw them live at the Vangard about 15 years ago.

[@loonaya]

@@brankostojkovic1684 boli te kurac

[@kevinmogg6379]

Who are other musicians ?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Jeff Ballard drums. Larry Grenadier bass.

[@kevinparker6938]

No comments

[@adrianorabelo4036]

Baden Powell ?

[@thomaswholley9599]

I'm pretty sure the late grate Barry Harris would have a lot to say about this and it wouldn't be good, as for me love Barry's playing but I love t too, I'm just not sure what to call it

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Call it Bill Evans meets Keith Jarrett on the way to a Lenny Tristano concert and they all get together afterwards in the Village for a 3 handed rendition of All the Things you Are . And no, Barry wouldn't like it, and he would tell you so.

[@stanleyschatzke5692]

C sharp minor?!?

[@tom1263tom]

I'm sure it is

[@Eldorias]

F sharp minor I think, but the intro is in Bb minor so I guess he modulates

[@corvavw6447]

No royal flush.

[@Leon-zk1ko]

It is in C sharp minor for the intro, but he modulates to F# minor at the head, and modulates back to C# for bass solo. His solo is back to F# again.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

He plays it up a half step. I'd say key of A major, since that's the last chord, you know, like a half step up from Ab, the "standard" key?

[@christianbretscher678]

Bach?

[@bluetv6386]

Bong!

[@UkuleleAversion]

@@bluetv6386 Bing!

[@giovannidaza4574]

Keith Jarret

[@gregovina6266]

@@UkuleleAversion Book!

[@renaudnormand3246]

exactly ! and many times there's exact replica !

[@grahambeyer1]

Amazing. Reminiscent of Keith's version, but no one will come close to that I, don't think.

[@ni10co9]

why bass starts improvising before brad?

[@TheNickzer]

Because the piano had a three minute solo intro, bass solo afterwards is quite a musical choice to me.

[@danielarnaut217]

To get it out of the way! lol, jk :)

[@nikhilraj8565]

Is it similar to the version of Shai Maestro?

[@jiyujizai]

変わったイントロだね。🙄

[@GuyMannDudeTheOnly]

I’m sorry , but Keith takes the cake on this one …

[@giovannidaza4574]

Keith Jarret 🤔

[@ljj8503]

Right it sounds very familiar…

[@pianotronicsophism138]

@Giovanni Daza.... Sry but not at all.

[@jmarvins]

brad is 1000% influenced hard by keith but does a lot of stuff he never did and never would do, definitely an incredibly original voice

[@luisfloresgonzalez2337]

Wtf was that

[@ejb7969]

Everyone who thinks this intro is so original ... it's a messy takeoff on Keith Jarrett's version on "Tribute" from 1989, which will blow you away. Jarrett's harmony and counterpoint are stunning. Mehldau mostly just adds more banging and sludgy harmony.

[@ejb7969]

@@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out Yep. And stop following me around, I'm not interested in your sweet talk.

[@bendameron9922]

You miss the whole point of jazz in one comment

[@ejb7969]

@@bendameron9922 You think jazz or any art form has "one whole point"? You miss all the rest of them. Too bad for you.

[@MunchkinStudios1]

You’ve got to be kidding. Not even close to each other.

[@TyroneSlothrop33609]

Careful, your ignorance is showing.

[@user-lz1pn8ih8k]

Sounds like bad noise to me😮

[@korieklion]

what music do you like to listen to? no judge

[@elvircrn]

You should've gotten past the intro...

You are just not ready to receive it yet.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

@@elvircrn nothing wrong with intro he is treating the changes and melody to a new path and it's awesome

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Don't worry or feel badly about it. It's quite advanced material. Study harmony and piano and jazz and Mehldau for about 30 years, and you'll get it. I'm a quick study, I got it in my 29th year of training.

[@marcoevans2155]

Meh, too many weird notes

[@FriskyPotat0]

The point

[@stuart8663]

Super tedious and self indulgent

[@StarToadEnterprises]

Just the way I like it

[@andreirazin]

It's your problem))!!

[@motaku7525]

Well I mean.. ummm.. er... I can kind of dig a lot of calculating and coordinating going on. But as of the first few minutes, I'm not inspired by it at all.. not moved.. feeling that I'm listening to pure *cold* mathematics without the beauty of Bach's 'mathematics.' Perhaps I don't know enough about theory. Or something. But I"m bailing out. All due respect, Brad. I'm going to try some other stuff here with you.

[@InHumanForm555]

anyone know who the drummer is?

[@chrisfrench9]

That’s Jeff Ballard.

[@amirparidari1279]

it showed credits at 3:50

[@InHumanForm555]

@@amirparidari1279 thank you!

[@InHumanForm555]

@@chrisfrench9 Man that guy is too good! thanks

[@progressingworshipgmailcom]

Amazing

[@keysonthego3663]

Amazing!!!