Ode - Brad Mehldau Trio
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  • Summary: The first studio release with the new jazz trio line-up of Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jeff Ballard is an album of tributes to both real and fictional people.

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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Apr 19, 2012
    90
    A most welcome return.
  2. All Music Guide
    Mar 22, 2012
    80
    While the title may reflect a a certain ponderousness, these 11 tunes are anything but.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 19, 2012
    80
    Full of understated elegance, Ode reminds us that Mehldau's is an increasingly significant body of work. [May 2012, p.82]
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  4. PopMatters
    Apr 10, 2012
    80
    Ode is a more traditional jazz record than Day Is Done in that it features concise themes and long improvisations, with brilliant rhythmic play running throughout the trio's incredible dialogue... And it's fantastic.

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    7
    Maybe not the most ground-breaking album you'll ever hear, but a solid album that is well worth a listen, proving the adage that with jazz a lot of times less is more.… Expand

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