New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 Explained

New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1
Type:live
Artist:Brad Mehldau
Cover:New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:May 10, 1993
Venue:Jamboree Club, Barcelona
Genre:Jazz
Length:01:12:09
Label:Fresh Sound New Talent
Producer:Jordi Pujol, Jordi Rossy
Next Title:New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2
Next Year:1993

New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 is an album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, with Perico Sambeat (alto sax), Mario Rossy (bass) and Jorge Rossy (drums).

Music and recording

The album was recorded in concert at the Jamboree Club in Barcelona[1] on May 10, 1993.[2] The material is mostly jazz standards and pieces from the Great American Songbook.

Release and reception

It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent, after the Mehldau–Rossy album When I Fall in Love. The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that Mehldau's "introduction and improvisation on 'Old Folks' are quite breathtaking and it's clear that the pristine touch of the later discs was already in place."

Track listing

  1. "Wonderful" (Ben Raleigh) – 13:55
  2. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 11:58
  3. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 10:01
  4. "Sushi" (Mario Rossy) – 7:41
  5. "Bodi" (Perico Sambeat) – 8:16
  6. "Començar de Novo" (Ivan Lins) – 8:49
  7. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 9:32
  8. "No Blues" (Miles Davis) – 1:57

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/brad-mehldau-albums/50-new-york-barcelona-crossing-vol1.html "Brad Mehldau: New York-Barcelona Crossing, Vol. 1"
  2. Henkin . Andrey . May 2010 . On This Day . AllAboutJazz: New York . 97 . 47 .