A New Album From Brad Mehldau Trio

It has been more than two years since the release of "Blues and Ballads", latest recording of Brad Mehldau's classic trio. The fans were impatiently waiting for a new recording and here it is : "Seymour Reads The Constitution"...

As usual, Brad Mehldau along with Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums, take the listener on a journey right from the opening piece. The trio travels in time and between styles but the musical and artistic coherence can be heard on each and every piece.

The album consists of 8 tunes. 3 original compositions of Mehldau, an American songbook classic, 2 pop songs covers from McCartney and Beach Boys and 2 jazz pieces from Elmo Hope and Sam Rivers.

After listening to this album, I started to wonder which musical format suits Mehldau the best. Obviously there is no doubt that all his work,be it the solo ones, classical or even electronic ones are pretty much among my favorite all time albums but the ones with his classical trio have a special soul. I almost feel that he is even freer with the trio compared to his solo recordings. The synergy and the unity of the three musicians might be creating this feeling but it is for sure that whatever it is, always end up with one hell of a good jazz album.