Metheny/Mehldau

Metheny Mehldau is a jazz album released in 2006 by Nonesuch Records. Most of the album is a duet between guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau. On two songs, they are accompanied by drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier.

Metheny Mehldau
Studio album by
Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
RecordedDecember 2005
StudioRight Track Recording, New York City
GenreJazz
Length66:03
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
The Way Up
(2005)		 Metheny Mehldau
(2006)		 Metheny Mehldau Quartet
(2005)
Brad Mehldau chronology
Day Is Done
(2005)		 Metheny Mehldau
(2005)		 Metheny Mehldau Quartet
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Background

Mehldau wrote three songs, while Metheny wrote the rest. "Unrequited" appeared on Mehldau's album, Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III (1998). Metheny's "Say the Brother's Name" is from I Can See Your House from Here (1994), an album he made with guitarist John Scofield. "Ahmid-6" was recorded by Bob Berg on his album Riddles (1994) .[3]

Metheny Mehldau includes tracks from recording sessions that occurred in December, 2005. A second disc, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007 and contains more quartet and duet tracks from the same sessions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unrequited"Mehldau5:00
2."Ahmid-6" 6:35
3."Summer Day" 6:25
4."Ring of Life" 7:35
5."Legend"Mehldau7:02
6."Find Me in Your Dreams" 6:07
7."Say the Brother's Name" 7:14
8."Bachelors III" 7:24
9."Annie's Bittersweet Cake"Mehldau5:32
10."Make Peace" 7:06
Total length:66:03

Personnel

References
  1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Yanow, Scott. "Riddles – Bob Berg | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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