Highway Rider
Highway Rider is a contemporary jazz album by American pianist Brad Mehldau released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
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| Released | 16 March 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA [2] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 104:00 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| DownBeat | |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[5] |
| Tom Hull | B+[6] |
Background
It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (the other is the 2002 album Largo), and it features saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and Chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brad Mehldau.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John Boy" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Sad" | 8:40 |
| 3. | "At the Tollbooth" | 1:07 |
| 4. | "Highway Rider" | 7:45 |
| 5. | "The Falcon Will Fly Again" | 8:21 |
| 6. | "Now You Must Climb Alone" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Walking the Peak" | 8:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We'll Cross the River Together" | 12:28 |
| 2. | "Capriccio" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]" | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Into the City" | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Old West" | 8:28 |
| 6. | "Come with Me" | 6:19 |
| 7. | "Always Departing" | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Always Returning" | 9:52 |
Personnel
Band
- Brad Mehldau – Piano (Disc 1: 1–5, 7; Disc 2: 1–6, 8), Pump Organ (Disc 1: 2; Disc 2: 3), Yamaha CS-80 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (Disc 1: 4), Orchestral Bells (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Jeff Ballard – Percussion (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2), snare brush (Disc 1: 2), Drums (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 4, 6, 8); Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Joshua Redman – Soprano Saxophone (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2, 8), Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1: 2, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 5), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Larry Grenadier – Bass (Disc 1: 2, 4, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (Disc 1: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Disc 2: 2, 3), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Orchestra, Dan Coleman, Conductor (Disc 1: 1, 2, 6, 7; Disc 2: 1, 7, 8)
- The Fleurettes – Vocals (Disc 1: 5)
Production
- Jon Brion – producer, mixing
- Gregg Koller – engineer, mixing
- Eric Caudieux – engineer
- Alan Yoshida – mastering
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Richard Misrach – cover photograph
- Lawrence Azerrad – graphic design
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References
- Nonesuch (2010-03-16). "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- Brad Mehldau (2010-11-11). "Brad Mehldau official site". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- Jurek, Thom. Highway Rider at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- Panken, Ted (June 2010) "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Down Beat. p. 54.
- "Brad Mehldau: Highway Rider". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Tom Hull: Grade List: Brad Mehldau". Tom Hull. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
Further reading
- Mats Arvidson: An Imaginary Musical Road Movie: Transmedial Semiotic Structures in Brad Mehldau's Concept Album Highway Rider THE FACULTIES OF HUMANITIES AND THEOLOGY LUND UNIVERSITY
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