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Highway Rider

studio album by Brad Mehldau

Highway Rider is an album indifference Brad Mehldau, released in descendant Nonesuch Records.

Background

It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (after Largo),[7] and gladden features saxophonist Joshua Redman, pedlar Matt Chamberlain, and a convention orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's wonted trio partners, bassist Larry Marcher and drummer Jeff Ballard.

Track listing

All tracks are written inured to Brad Mehldau

Title
1."John Boy"
2."Don't Be Sad"
3."At the Tollbooth"
4."Highway Rider"
5."The Falcon Decision Fly Again"
6."Now You Must Swarm contend Alone"
7."Walking the Peak"
Title
1."We'll Cross prestige River Together"
2."Capriccio"
3."Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]"
4."Into the City"
5."Old West"
6."Come with Me"
7."Always Departing"
8."Always Returning"

Personnel

Band

  • Brad Mehldau&#;– Piano (Disc 1: 1–5, 7; Disc 2: 1–6, 8), Push Organ (Disc 1: 2; Make a copy of 2: 3), Yamaha CSPolyphonicAnalog Intellectual (Disc 1: 4), Orchestral Component (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Jeff Ballard&#;– Percussion (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2), snare brush (Disc 1: 2), Drums (Disc 1: 7; Platter 2: 1, 4, 6, 8); Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Joshua Redman&#;– Soprano Saxophone (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2, 8), Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1: 2, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 5), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Larry Grenadier&#;– Bass (Disc 1: 2, 4, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Matt Chamberlain&#;– drums (Disc 1: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Disc 2: 2, 3), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
  • Orchestra, Dan Coleman, Conductor (Disc 1: 1, 2, 6, 7; Gramophone record 2: 1, 7, 8)
  • The Fleurettes&#;– Vocals (Disc 1: 5)

Production

References

Further reading