Where Do You Start
- Brad Mehldau Trio
- Band Name: Brad Mehldau Trio
- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Release Date: Sep 18, 2012
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Sep 19, 2012100There's not a duff track or dull moment in this 75 minutes of studio material.
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Nov 1, 201280Where Do You Start is, in addition to being a superb showcase of these musicians' technical flair and expressive confidence, a typically thoughtful, informed and intuitive statement.
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Oct 23, 201280His version of Hey Joe curls around your ears like smoke before you notice what it is. Alice In Chains' Got Me Wrong works because Mehldau doubles the rhythm section on piano, giving it a real kick up the backside and sounding not unlike the great Neil Crowley. [Nov 2012, p.101]
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Sep 19, 201280Mehldau's method is so dominant that everything gravitates towards the trio's signature sound, lending cohesion to a variegated crop.
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Sep 19, 201280The dynamics and empathy of this ensemble remain pretty irresistible.
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Oct 25, 201270Ultimately, Where Do You Start is an intimate, impressionistic, and probing release that should certainly appeal to longtime fans of Mehldau's nuanced jazz style.
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Sep 19, 201260Listeners who have enjoyed the prolific jazz pianist;s preoccupation with moody rock material will be delighted and unsurprised at his choices of vehicle here. [Oct 2012, p.82]