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- Artist(s): Brad Mehldau
- Summary: Brad Mehldau's second album in 2012 with his jazz trio is a covers album of songs by such artists as Sufjan Stevens, Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Nick Drake, and Jimi Hendrix.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz
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Sep 19, 2012There's not a duff track or dull moment in this 75 minutes of studio material.
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Sep 19, 2012The dynamics and empathy of this ensemble remain pretty irresistible.
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Sep 19, 2012Mehldau's method is so dominant that everything gravitates towards the trio's signature sound, lending cohesion to a variegated crop.
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Q MagazineOct 23, 2012His 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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Nov 1, 2012Where 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 25, 2012Ultimately, 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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MojoSep 19, 2012Listeners 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]
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