Brad Mehldau Trio - "All The Things You Are" part 1

[maxmakeswax]

Velvet G string...

[noiculo]

That guy is left handed....es zsurdo....

[golltoppr]

boy she really is a lot of things

[damightyom]

He solved the problem of the static left hand. For the past 50 years jazz pianist have been trying to escape stride (Tatum) and bob (Powell). He is the one to completely shatter the blocks in the left hand. Good job Brad!

[bensax2bass]

@damightyom

Im sorry, I am not one to ever make a comment on Youtube. I find it a waste of time, and prefer just to watch the video. However, I couldn't help but notice this comments. You ought to read a book about jazz (or maybe listen to a little more), and find out that every single thing that you said here is very incorrect.

If it is *Bud* Powell that your talking about, he is certainly not a stride pianist.

Sorry for seeming like a jazz snob, just wanted to straighten that out.

[damightyom]

@bensax2bass Wasn't saying Bud was named Bob, I misspelled "bop". In Be-bop the chords of the left hand are voiced in blocks. Nobody in jazz except for Benny Green or Phineas Newborn really seemed to have a free left hand. Oscar Peterson could play some stuff, but I stand by my statement that Brad's counterpoint is special. You also had guys like Jarrett and Corea or even Evans, but still... Don't get me wrong, Bud was the greatest ever, in my opinion, but Brad solved a major riddle in jazz

[bensax2bass]

@damightyom

You are definitely right in pointing out the uniqueness and virtuosity of Brad's left hand, but some of the guys you mentioned...along with others...Herbie Hancock, Geoff Keezer, McCoy Tyner...definitely have/had some great left hand stuff going on that was not limited to the traditional left hand role!

[Modes9]

He has more in common with Paul Hindemith than Bud Powell or Art Tatum. Since it's the 21st century, that may be a good thing.

[41030bob]

I've tried, Lord knows I've tried, but I just don't dig Brad Mehldau. If you like this, uh, style, check out Shelly Berg's version of All The Things You Are.

[TheJazzSwings]

I really like the way Brad spins the music. He uses a tune every one knows and then takes it to a place few others go. Really great tones.

[zrouth]

I'm surprised the government hasn't made this shit illegal yet, it's so good.

[dippone]

i agree with coolguy...i like Brad but this song make no sense to me! i really don't like the way it is played...

[fosterfoster83]

@coolguy701- it's in 7/8 time. Try counting it like that and you might be able to get it.

[franco6719]

Is this possible? I thought this was for another species. Humans can do these things?

[coolguy701]

i like jazz and i love brad's playing so much but i absolutely dont understand this song. there's no shape to it at all...im sorry but i dont get it. people may say that this is advance type of jazz or something but to me if i dont understand the medody or anything its just noise...im sorry..

[kumanalex]

@coolguy701 oh man just imagine....... it is Johan Sebastian Bach piece and it goes so simple

[GiorgiGF]

GREAT I love Jazz

[sc06yl]

I love the fact that you can usually tell its Brad playing in 5 notes or less, even on his more straight ahead stuff. Such a voice on the piano.

[tromboneman10]

perfect rhythm?

[lcpyt01]

Glenn Gould playing jazz?

Excellent proposal Brad

[simonshusse]

Superlatives are plenty to go around when it comes to Mehldau. I don't have any fancy comment I just appreciate his extraordinary talent and that he is using it in a creative way showing us stuff we haven't seen before.

[keepinbeat]

this is the reincarnation of Bach playing jazz

[PeterBrucePhoto]

I agree with all the disagreement that does not agree about the disagreement

what the hell are we talking about

[unclejunglebass]

damn dude no dislikes. sweeet.

[Hazith]

Maybe not the technical aspects like some of the older masters but holy shit it sounds so good!

[speedskis777]

Pretty sure I never saw it written like that in the real book. Lol

[Jour0n]

@speedskis777 well you actually did, but never noticed it =D

[DavidKing1894]

@speedskis777 boom

[mariavasilei]

pure  Scott la Faro DB sound- and playing also..

[apsintus84]

guess i'm gonna quit to play piano.. this guy is freakin' awesome!

[billevanstime]

the best left hand in the jazz world ( after Bill Evans naturally..) but please don't copy Keith Jarrett...It's not necessary...)

[Gatapotata]

He is PLAYING THE SHIT OUT OF THET PIANO!!!!!

[molarslb]

judging someone by his/her musical taste... that's something pretty elitist. Don't get me wront, i love jazz but that does not make better than anyone else. Maybe happier, idk =)

[GMD825]

Bitch's!

[fredkingsss]

*Larry Grenadier : Contrabajo

[arpeggio54]

He must be good at playing Bach

[robalupa]

holy crap.-.!

[robalupa]

holy crap.-.

[Bozkicksyourface]

The totally natural type, whose effortless mastery astounds not by sheer brilliance but by total command of all aspects of playing as well as startling imagination.

[kmbackid]

I've never met dilberg, but he is my friend

[JayIvory87]

is he improvising right now? also how do you guys have the patience to listen to this? I can appreciate it but it's not something that I would listen to on the daily. 

[Poparad]

@JayIvory87

1) Yes

2) It's beautiful!

3) I can see it requiring some training to follow enough of what's going on to make sense of it and enjoy it. Really knowing the chords to this song by ear helps tremendously. Feeling the fast 7/4 meter helps too, although Brad still looses me a lot.

[Shahede7]

Woo hoo 100th like on an awesome video.

[freshershist27]

Where can i buy the DVD of this concert?!?

[richie535]

man, this is beautiful. It's really hard to hear his ideas over the bar, these guys are on the next level

[blah148]

this is absolutely amazing!

[otavioandradas]

great and 100% influenced by Keith Jarrett

[MicahGGG]

@otavioandradas keith coudnt do this

[otavioandradas]

@MicahGGG i see...maybe Santa Claus then?

come on, give me a break.

[TiteTrax]

@MicahGGG You're out of your gourd!!!

[flippenpinoi]

@otavioandradas

im sure he's checked out Keith as any jazz pianist worth their salt should. but when i listen to the likes of Fred Hirsch and Kenny Werner whom he both studied under at New School it makes a lot more sense. And i think out of the two teachers he had at New School i think he resembles Fred Hirsch more.

[WhiteyRecords]

man he really seizes the day every time he sits down at the piano

[bluesguy33]

@zYOUTOOz what are you talking about?

[dimuccio2]

the reason SMAll wayne has more views is he doesnt play any instruments and doesnt sing ...he has no musical talent at all...he should count his blessings that he made money in the music business...something he knows nothing about.

[mjazz234]

When you get to my age, you stop analyzing music and listen if you like it, or move on if you don't. If you think that you can play like these guys, give up your day job and see how far you get.

[victorsethy]

@mjazz234 Actually I can play like these guys.But music is not "working" as it used to even 15-20 years ago.The better you are,the more ignored - just take a look at MezzoTV...Music is gone,what is left is nothing but business - for some. :(

[Medjai411]

do u know what is magic? this is MAGIC. fantastic stuff!!!

[moskowsky]

genio total!!!!

[logic58]

Great !! not enough word to describe it !

[lecasteloes]

I'm probably the only living being who didn't like it: it lacks swing and humor...

[Chrissax37]

@lecasteloes why does it need to have that?

[lecasteloes]

@Chrissax37 ...It doesn't "need to have that". Just a matter of taste ("goût")... sorry that I have a different opinion (I thought this was ok to think differently)...

[Chrissax37]

@lecasteloes I appreciate thats it's a matter of taste. Your wording "it lacks" just implied that it should have swing and humor. No hard feelings. - Chris

[lecasteloes]

@Chrissax37 Sure!

[lecasteloes]

@Chrissax37 it's just my viewpoint (without any further ambition... especially because that's not "my" culture...): a long time ago jazz was humorous and challenging, now it's just a bunch of guys practicing the same scales and clichés over and over... a sort of pseudo-virtuosity that reminds me of 19th-century divas... and they want the status of "serious musicians" of "serious music" (who cares? If you take yourself so seriously, go ahead... but "serious music" very often sounds like sh...)

[handdancin]

@lecasteloes no dude, its just above your head

[flippenpinoi]

please dont take this the wrong way because i really hate arguing on youtube but since its jazz and brad mehldau i guess its worth the time. yes there are lot of "serious musicians" of "serious music" and yes mehldau is a "serious musician" and yes jazz is considered to be quite "serious". but quite honestly if you listen to the depth and beauty of mehldau, jazz, and music as a whole how can you not sit and seriously attempt to play music seriously?

[LIGHTRONIX]

Jeff Ballard knows brushes man....

[flylooper]

I love this guy for his originality and his sheer pianism. He reminds me somewhat of Roger Kellaway when we was doing stuff in multi meter and keys 40 years ago.

Great stuff.

[vanderbiltsax]

wtf is going on.... speechless

[thiri1902]

Genial!

[MisterMusicMann6]

I <3 KEITH JARRETT

[MicrocebusRufus1]

There r no words which I could possibly use to describe the effect of Brad's music on my brain. Been engaged to his music since 2000 and never got enough of it. The only person I coul compare him to is Esbjorn Svensson (RIP)...Great musician...GREAT :-)

[gorz33]

can someone delete the last five comments?

[Apricator]

I can play this, but faster, and in a harder time signature. Jazz got too easy though so I just play pop now.

[Jazzboogaloo]

@Apricator dude you're fucking retarded. Post something up here right now and prove it. Oh wait. You cant? because youre a fucking shit lame cunt. There's noone better than Brad. Ever. Not even Dreamtheatre. If it's so easy go and fuck your mom. Im sure that'd be a walk in the park

[ervinlegend16]

jazzbooaloo hes good but there are alot of people better than brad mehldau both living and dead

[willshakeyou]

please don't get this wrong, I am not doin' it to provoque you. can you please show me anyone living that's better than brad mehldau?

[ervinlegend16]

really i mean really? Marcus Roberts, Ahmad Jamal, Hank Jones, Chick Correa, Kieth Jarret, [Elis Marsalis, Ramsey Lewis (not 100% sre if still alive)]. all these pple are STILL living and breathing.

[willshakeyou]

I don't know who marcus roberts is so i'm gonna check him out ;) but i would at least say that brad is on the same level as chick and keith, although I like his style much better.

And Ahmad and hank are legends of this music and much (lol) older than brad and don't think you can even put them in this converstion haha but yeah you did say "living" and not "contemporary" ..

[Jazzboogaloo]

well. Hmm...tricky discussion because after a certain level doesn't it just come down to taste? I don't necessarily disagree with you, because I think Keith Jarrett, Jason Moran and Craig Taborn are better rounded...but Brad is better than all of them at doing the 'brad thing'. He's certainly not my favourite, but I'm honestly interested in who you think are better than him.

[ervinlegend16]

of course brads the best at doing the 'brad thing' that doesn't make him great jus means he has his own sound like any other proffesional. my comment came from your statement "noone is better than brad ever" which i found ignorant. im done talking.

[Jazzboogaloo]

when did I ever say that noone is better than Brad ever? That's pretty much the last thing I'd ever say. OHHH WAIT.. . haahaha yes that was me trolling my friend, Apricator, who was also trolling.

Then I posted here being serious, forgetting about the trolling thing. Sounds very unlikely, but that's true, 'lol'.

[therealpianodude]

ouch

[josiahpad]

no. i mean, is the contrapuntal style intro improvised?

[josiahpad]

is this improvised??? if so... whoa..

[KingKarolus222]

they're playing a tune, but the composition itself is merely a framework. if you check out an older version of "All the Things you Are", you can really see how much of this is improvised. these guys are truly some of the greatest

[leomcculloch]

yes it's all improvised, the only thing thats set is the harmonic sequence, and the hits that brad and larry play together at the end. You'll also find that they all reference and paraphrase the melody, but in an improvised way. Same for all jazz.

[leomcculloch]

they've invented a new type of swing... the rhythm of it would be herky-jerky and corny in anyone elses hands... but theys guys make this feel SWING LIKE HEL!!!!!

[cbrandom]

Lol at 2:23, drummer is like "is this faggot done jerking off yet?"

[Jazzboogaloo]

@cbrandom haha, i actually lol'd

[raanan17]

WOW!!!

[coolcolbass]

man, the guy plays with so much finesse

[SongstaForLife]

YES. YES. YES. That's all I have to say.

[thedking94]

soooo tasty

[handdancin]

confusing till you realize its in 7, then ....ahhhh!!!!

[weskoki]

Is it really?

[handdancin]

if you wait till the band comes it its obvious

[cbrandom]

@handdancin The beginning is hardly in 7. It's loosely based on 7, but by no means strictly in 7.

[KingKarolus222]

it's actually all in 7... count along if you think i'm lying

[JazzFanMan19]

It is kinda in 7 bro... if you wanna be technical its a bar of 4 and a bar of 3 ... Loosely based on 7 means Nothing man.

[tatarjazz]

SUPERB

[Contrapunctus1]

It seems a bit like Lennie Tristano and Keith Jarrett

[bobvanluijt]

Funny! (again) a discussion haha. Be happy we can enjoy this and others can't!

[Putytand]

pay attention at 05:18 - 05:20.... magic moment.

[jazzfunk1992]

i saw them last night at the malta jazz fest!! AMAZING!!!! the drummer got every sound possible from his kit, the pianist and bass player had so many nice sequences in their soloing!!!! YAY!!!

[bobvanluijt]

Yepzzz, I had to listen twice but I had it! The question is, did he know...?

[federationbattlestat]

What Larry playing crotchets and the band picking up on it? These guys are some of the best players in the world, in my humble and possibly incorrect opinion they are working at a far subtler level than just catching onto the rhythm of each others phrases. That said, its pretty sick, but, i think there is so much more less obvious interaction going on that is more hip and exciting that that bit. If you get me? Incidently in no way am i saying your wrong, and i totaly respect your opinion.

[danohrly]

Mm, as much as I like Cool I can't help but feel uncomfortable knowing it was a 'compromise' style to fit popular culture's needs..

[godswiph]

dude... i'm STILL hooked on this clip. nice stuff from Larry too, eh?

[motojofo]

Why does this have 7000 views when lil wayne has 21 million+?

[thecd842000]

because lil wayne is a pop star...jazz has never been nor will it ever be popular. what brad and his trio members play is genuis but it a very small group of people can connect with his music.

[danohrly]

Cool Jazz and Swing weren't popular?

(*dribbles*)

[bobvanluijt]

who the f*ck is lil wayne?

[billyguns2]

@motojofo Appreciation of greatness has never been in the marketplace.

[sosportif]

@motojofo because 21 million+ are extremely stupid fuckers. 

[tranelarod]

@motojofo right on

[13Azad]

@motojofo Couse the people are asholes who doesn't know what the music is..(excuse me my english))

[Bebopopotamus]

@13Azad You know what music is? please elaborate.

[FLCL2010]

@motojofo I would say because this takes alot more brain power to process and is harder understand but lil wayne is actually harder to understand.

[xsebbe01]

@FLCL2010 What?



[DJTch7]

@xsebbe01 OKAY!

[FLCL2010]

@xsebbe01 sorry dont know what i typed. i mean you cnat really understand what lil wayne is saying sometimes.

[Arbogabo]

@motojofo Who's Lil Wayne? Never heard of him/her/it.

[Aminor7b5]

humbling. About everything a piano player should be.

[geolakis]

BACH MEHLDAU!!

[ukijhu97]

@geolakis no, it's Brad Mehldau..

[Apricator]

@fopstra

I think I did once. I remember when most of the audience's faces caught fire as you left the place in a raging inferno after that burning lick into the bridge. I feel privileged as one of the few who lived to tell the tale.

[Jazzboogaloo]

go fuck a hunchback you stupid piece of turd. You wish you could even play a bridge. Lick what? you're disgusting.

[claudiopassy]

that's great... Bach plus Stravinskjy plus 7/8 afro swing = Mehldau!

[flippenpinoi]

WOW you know what if someone ever had to describe that intro i think you my friend nailed it

[claudiopassy]

that's great.. Bach plus Stravinskjy plus 7/8 afro swing = Mehldau

[evans0987]

ké puta barbaridad

[waderidenhour]

sooo fresh

[godswiph]

geeez... talk about SWINGIN' it!!!

[Lak3Show]

Wow. I need to go practice.