Places

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

Places by Brad Mehldau was released on 5 September 2000 on Warner Bros. Mehldau recorded the album in January and March 2000 at Mad Hatter Studio in Los Angeles and produced it himself. Bernie Kirsch was the engineer. All the pieces are by Mehldau. He plays piano. Larry Grenadier (bass) and Jorge Rossy (drums) join him on six of the thirteen tracks. Mehldau plays the other pieces alone.

Each piece is named after a place, such as 'Madrid', 'Amsterdam', 'Paris' and 'Schloss Elmau'. Mehldau said that James Joyce's Ulysses influenced the structure: the album is cyclical, with a theme that opens the album and returns at the end. AllMusic gave the record four and a half stars. The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it three stars. The reviewer David Adler called it a concept album.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Los Angeles5:21Apple Music ↗
2. 229 Palms5:08Apple Music ↗
3. 3Madrid6:05Apple Music ↗
4. 4Amsterdam3:39Apple Music ↗
5. 5Los Angeles II5:18Apple Music ↗
6. 6West Hartford5:40Apple Music ↗
7. 7Airport Sadness4:45Apple Music ↗
8. 8Perugia3:52Apple Music ↗
9. 9A Walk In the Park5:59Apple Music ↗
10. 10Paris6:31Apple Music ↗
11. 11Schloss Elmau6:33Apple Music ↗
12. 12Am Zauberberg7:07Apple Music ↗
13. 13Los Angeles (Hidden Track "Perugia")3:31Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Sources

1. Wikipedia (en): Places (Brad Mehldau album