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...Scofield have already closed the book on the instrument. It helped that Rosenwinkel came to prominence at the same time a group of young New York musicians was getting ready to redefine the jazz idiom. Rosenwinkel earned his stripes by gigging with other young lions such as pianist Brad Mehldau and bassist Larry Grenadier, who would both go on to explore pop and rock compositions through jazz. Rosenwinkel hasn’t been as overtly subversive, but he has certainly expanded his genre’s outer limits. On each of his six albums as a leader, he has proved...
...BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO...
Pianist Mehldauis known for the eclecticism of his songbook, which ranges from Cole Porter to Radiohead. On Day Is Done, Mehldau mixes original compositions with homages to his pop heroes. From the album's first track, a propulsive version of Radiohead's Knives Out, to a plaintive reading of the theme from Alfie, to the laid-back swing of the Nat King Cole favorite No Moon at All, Mehldau expertly blends the abstract with the familiar, making even a tune as dated as Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover sound new again...
Many of the performers are students at the New England Conservatory or at Berklee School of Music and are refreshingly free of the ego that more seasoned jazzmen often bring to the table. While you won’t see Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, or Brad Mehldau here, you will see brash young prodigies who hit on sweater-clad girls or run to nearby pizza places between sets. Friday night, most members of the band didn’t even look old enough to get in the door...
...Mehldau’s idea of standards extends beyond the more traditional jazz fare, wherein lies much of his appeal to non-jazzheads (such as myself). Mehldau reinterprets Paul Simon’s wistful “Still Crazy After All These Years” as a perplexed and perplexing song that marvels at itself even as it brushes with indecision. The trio’s take of Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place” is much more of a group piece, allowing bassist Larry Grenadier to shine on the insistent bassline that...