Highway Rider

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Highway Rider was released in 2010 on Nonesuch Records as a double album. It was Brad Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion, after Largo. The pianist plays here with his regular trio, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, but also with saxophonist Joshua Redman and drummer Matt Chamberlain.

The album is conceived on a broader scale than an ordinary piano trio album. A chamber orchestra conducted by Dan Coleman plays on some of the tracks. Besides piano, there are also pump organ, orchestra bells and a Yamaha CS-80, an analogue synthesizer. The result is a long series of pieces in which jazz, orchestral sounds and studio colours flow into one another.

Listening

Track list

1. 1John Boy3:15Apple Music ↗
2. 2Don't Be Sad8:41Apple Music ↗
3. 3At the Tollbooth1:08Apple Music ↗
4. 4Highway Rider7:46Apple Music ↗
5. 5The Falcon Will Fly Again8:21Apple Music ↗
6. 6Now You Must Climb Alone4:06Apple Music ↗
7. 7Walking the Peak8:00Apple Music ↗
8. 8We'll Cross the River Together12:28Apple Music ↗
9. 9Capriccio5:21Apple Music ↗
10. 10Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)6:24Apple Music ↗
11. 11Into the City7:37Apple Music ↗
12. 12Old West8:29Apple Music ↗
13. 13Come With Me6:20Apple Music ↗
14. 14Always Departing6:21Apple Music ↗
15. 15Always Returning9:53Apple Music ↗

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