Don't Explain (Joel Frahm album) explained

Don't Explain
Type:	studio
Artist:	Joel Frahm
Cover:	Don't Explain (Joel Frahm album).jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	December 2001
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Palmetto

Don't Explain is an album by jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.

Background

Frahm and pianist Brad Mehldau had been friends since the age of 15.

Music and recording

The album was recorded in December 2001. The material consists of "six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition."^[1] "Mehldau, who functions as the entire rhythm section, alternates between being an accompanist, a soloist, and an equal part of the ensembles."

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the overall result as "a very beautiful but slightly soporific album."

Track listing

1. "Don't Explain"
2. "Get Happy"
3. "Oleo"
4. "Round Midnight"
5. "Mother Nature's Son"
6. "East of the Sun"
7. "Turnaround"
8. "Away from Home"
9. "Smile"
10. "Round Midnight"

Personnel

• Joel Frahm – tenor sax, soprano sax
• Brad Mehldau – piano

Notes and References

1. Santella, Jim (January 13, 2004) "Joel Frahm: Don't Explain" . AllAboutJazz.