Brad Mehldau - "Blackbird" (1997)

[julesmate56]

love that upbeat lick at the end, sooooo SICK

[turnerwarehouse]

video response:

watch?v=5IybCK7Vn7E

[123scharles123]

so glad i just watched "the big year", it brought me to this great rendition of a beatle's classic

[joeylovespizza3]

Best version of this song ever....this one even beats Jaco and Toots!

[aufbakhandleitung]

Nooo! Why the fade out?! Why!! :'(

[JasonDeCristofaro]

One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite pianists. Meldhau is more than a great jazz artist - he is the voice of this and many past and future generations.

[peterfclark]

true soul inspired genius

[dustin782]

I just heard this song on the radio for the first time and nearly wrecked my truck because this song grooves so hard.

[shttutit]

Welcome to  Israel

[CapnOrange02]

Absolutely fantastic!

[solomtb727]

love. my only complaint was the piano fade out at the end... after a bitchin' solo like that, i was yearning for the bass and drums to kick back in for another round and end on some beautiful chord. that said, even with a cliche fade-out, this was beautiful

[dovydas147]

Where can i download this wonderful music ????

[cohenfs]

@dovydas147 Go to Amazon.com and type in Brad Mehldau The Art of the Trio Volume 1. The mp3-format is there for download

[tinigeorgia3]

I just love it ! amazing!

[LittleLupzyLu]

oooh it makes my spine all tingly :) so so pretty, i was listening to this all day today and i never got bored of it and never wanted it to end :')

[jujums1]

So beautiful

[mrmegatobie]

i can play that song on my piano! FUN!

[PlatypusofCalifornia]

floating on that bass in the beggining and then just with a wonderful birdlike touch,

[ronniepage]

i like this cover but at the same time i don't. it sounds great but it always feels like he is holding back something

[cohenfs]

@ronniepage To each his own. IMO, it's perfect. He clearly respects the original while he makes it own. I've seen Mehldau six times in the Boston area and, wow, "holding back" is so opposite what I've witnessed. The man is a great artist and monumental pianist.

[Jont93]

@cohenfs

i truely envy you

[airbornertb]

@ronniepage there's this bill evan's interview that to me describes a lot of what brad tries to do. a lot of jazz players get caught up playing really used up riffs and to avoid that you have generate your own ideas. brad throws down an idea and then develops it, kind of like motivic development but maybe not as obvious as in a beethoven sonata or something like that. he really avoids extraneous playing and uses straight musicality. i think that makes him sound like hes "holding back" sometimes

[mtotheb13]

@ronniepage 

[mtotheb13]

@ronniepage There's a beauty in simplicity.

[efishman]

Term: Brad Mehldau

Definition: n. Someone who has clearly spent a lot of time listening to Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock to name a few and drawn all of the right lessons while adding their own unique voice to the jazz vernacular. Sort of the Tarantino of the art form. Kind of looks like Tarantino too.

SYNONYMS: None at present.

[angeleyez0092]

This piece brings such joy to me every time i listen to it!!! All kinds of emotions arise when i listen to it. Anyone else feel this way??? lol I lovelovelove this song!

[cohenfs]

@angeleyez0092 Yes.

[jrajc]

Thank you for posting! I had been hoping this would go up.

[cohenfs]

@jrajc My pleasure.

[ryanmooney92]

does anybody have the sheet music for this? I wanna learn it for my HSC at school

[davidovich00]

For all the blackbirds that died misteriously last month... RIP

[Egbertwallbee]

I love it starting at 3:50

[cohenfs]

@Egbertwallbee And before 3:50, your feelings about the piece? Heh, heh. Glad you liked it.

[Egbertwallbee]

@cohenfs haha, I like it very much

[perchst]

goosebumps around 1.33

[rockonforeternity]

@perchst Ditto! haha thats so cool

[angeleyez0092]

@perchst lol I thought i was the only one!

[AMRPK]

Found this at last, a wonderful version!

[guillex06]

so nice...amazing song, amazing band, amazing pianist, amazing version...

[fuzzyfeet]

brad mehldau never ceases to amaze me. I heard "wonderwall" and i almost died. this is giving me that exact same feeling almost 2 years later!

[cohenfs]

@fuzzyfeet I share your amazement.

[reiniergoogle]

Recipe:

Awesome song + awesome version + awesome piano player =

Something waaaaay beyond awesome.

[cohenfs]

@reiniergoogle I'll settle simply for awesome. Heh, heh. Appreciate your enthusiasm.

[iamsteveyg09]

Pretty good, but definitely no Miley Cy

[HerMajesty94]

@iamsteveyg09

are you serious?

[happygrace89]

It's the best version of black bird~!

[emilisa22]

black screen but sound full of colors

[cohenfs]

@emilisa22: You betcha.

[vcosner]

Brad Mehldau's touch is incredible

[blarg4847]

Just as good if not better than the original

[cohenfs]

@blarg4847 Glad you appreciate it.