Brad Mehldau Trio To Release Live Vanguard Album
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Pianist Brad Mehldau is set to release a new 2-CD trio album on Nonesuch, titled Brad Mehldau Trio: Live, with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York from 11-15 October 2006. It charts the trio's residency at the club, known for a string of groundbreaking albums including key albums by John Coltrane and Bill Evans.
Disc one tracks include a version of Oasis' 'Wonderwall', the original 'Ruby's Rub', Sound Garden's 'Black Hole Sun' and the standard 'The Very Thought Of You'. The second disc includes Jimmy Heath's 'CTA' and Trane's 'Countdown'. Brad Mehldau Trio: Live is due out on 24 March.