Brad Mehldau My Romance

Brad Mehldau My Romance Composer Bill Evans Album Introducing Brad Mehldau 1995 Released 1995 Recorded March 13 and April 3, 1995 Studio Power Station, New York City Label Warner Bros. Personnel: Brad Mehldau piano, Larry Grenadier bass: Jorge Rossy drums This is Brad Mehldaus first release as a leader, recorded in 1995. He was playing in saxophonist Josh Redmans band then, with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade. Mehldau explains, I felt we had developed a rapport as Joshs rhythm section, and wanted to document that. Half of the record is a trio with McBride and Blade, while the other half is with bassist Larry Grenadier Jorge Rossy, marking the first recording of Mehldaus longstanding trio. It Might as Well Be Spring, Countdown, and Mehldaus own London Blues are heard here, and would go on to become mainstays of his trio repertoire. There is also the quirky Young Werther, reflecting Mehldaus infatuation at the time wi