Ode (album)

Ode
Studio album by Brad Mehldau
Released March 20, 2012
Recorded February 17, 2008 - April 19, 2011, at Avatar Studios, New York, NY
Genre Jazz
Length 75:22
Label Nonesuch Records
Producer Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau chronology
Live in Marciac
(2011)		 Ode
(2012)		 Where Do You Start
(2012)

Ode is a contemporary jazz album by American pianist Brad Mehldau. It features Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Down Beat[2]
PopMatters[3]

The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 85% from 10 reviews.[4] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, states "As an album, Ode reveals just how far this group has traveled together these past seven years. More importantly, it provides an exciting glimpse of what may lie on their collective horizon".[1] PopMatters reviewer Will Layman said "Ode itself does not reach for epic dimension often, and that’s cool. It seems less like a manifesto or a film than like a very fine jazz album. Though the leading jazz pianists today are making lots of impressive statements about where the music is going, maybe creating a compelling album, old school, is still one of the music's clearest callings. Ode fits the bill".[3] The Observer's Dave Gelly commented "Mehldau is so brilliant at 'recomposing' standards that his remarkable talent as a composer is often overlooked. Now, for his trio's first studio album in more than six years, he comes up with 11 absorbing new pieces".[5] BBC Music's Martin Longley enthused "All three players are articulating a ceaseless stream of fresh ideas throughout this electrically energised session".[6] On All About Jazz, Ian Patterson noted "On Ode, Mehldau further refines the relationship between composed and improvised form, infusing improvisations with a melodic, pop-like simplicity. His continuing exploration of the art of the trio is one of the joys of the contemporary jazz panorama".[7] JazzTimes reviewer Lloyd Sachs commented "Ode is the work of a trio that's firing on all cylinders while sounding like it's on cruise control".[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Brad Mehldau. 

No. Title Length
1. "M.B."   7:46
2. "Ode"   6:20
3. "26"   7:50
4. "Dream Sketch"   7:25
5. "Bee Blues"   6:42
6. "Twiggy"   5:42
7. "Kurt Vibe"   4:54
8. "Stan the Man"   5:24
9. "Wyatt's Eulogy for George Hanson"   9:23
10. "Aquaman"   4:49
11. "Days of Dilbert Delaney"   9:01

Musicians

References

  1. 1 2 Kelman, John. "Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode (2012)". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Macnie, Jim (July 2012) "Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode". Down Beat. p. 45.
  3. 1 2 Layman, W., PopMatters Review, April 9, 2012
  4. ↑ Metacritic summary, accessed February 5, 2014
  5. ↑ Gelly, D., Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode Review, The Observer, March 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Longley, M., Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode Review, BBC Music, accessed February 5, 2014
  7. ↑ Patterson, I., All About Jazz Review, May 5, 2012
  8. ↑ Sachs, L., Brad Mehldau Trio Ode Review, JazzTimes, November 2012

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