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Brad Mehldau - Jacob's Ladder

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Topic: Brad Mehldau - Jacob's Ladder

Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Brad Mehldau - Jacob's Ladder
Date Posted: March 22 2022 at 10:46

What are people's thoughts on jazz pianist Brad Mehldau's newest album, which lends a lot to prog? It includes some imaginative/pretty inspired arrangements of Rush's Tom Sawyer and Jacob's Ladder, Yes' Starship Trooper and GG's Cogs in Cogs. All in all, quite a refreshing and cool project that I wasn't at all expecting, but weirdly something doesn't totally sit right when on paper I should really love it.

https://open.spotify.com/track/642cB6v1kBcQ8erzosK2Kd?si=c1aca5d3aaa24dfd

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 22 2022 at 11:24

There's another thread about this album from earlier this week.

EDIT - I was thinking about this one - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=128655" rel="nofollow - Progressive songs as 'jazz standards' - Progressive Rock Music Forum (progarchives.com) - which is about other albums as well. I quite like Brad's album and will be giving it a few more listens.

Posted By: JD
Date Posted: March 23 2022 at 05:18

Just saw this article and was going to post in 'Get the word out' then saw it was already posted.

So...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/18/brad-mehldau-jacobs-ladder-review-jazz" rel="nofollow - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/18/brad-mehldau-jacobs-ladder-review-jazz

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Posted By: dauinghorn
Date Posted: April 25 2022 at 12:58

I really dig this album! Don't like the Tom Sawyer version though, hard to top the original, although Mehldau's version has a very cool solo section.