New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 Explained

New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2
Type:live
Artist:Brad Mehldau
Cover:New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:May 10, 1993
Venue:Jamboree Club, Barcelona
Genre:Jazz
Length:01:00:08
Label:Fresh Sound New Talent
Producer:Jordi Pujol, Jordi Rossy
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New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 2 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.

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that this album was not as good as New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1, but that "It's Easy to Remember" is "another gorgeous ballad performance, at a dangerously slow tempo". The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "What is engrossing about the disc is the utter fluidity with which these four young musicians from varying backgrounds are able to communicate using the common language of standard songs."[3]

Track listing

  1. "I've Told Every Little Star" (Jerome Kern)
  2. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell)
  3. "Easy to Remember" (Richard Rodgers)
  4. "Played Twice" (Thelonious Monk)
  5. "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons)
  6. "Cousin Mary" (John Coltrane)
  7. "No Blues" (Miles Davis)

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/brad-mehldau-albums/56-new-york-barcelona-crossing-vol2.html "Brad Mehldau: New York-Barcelona Crossing, Vol. 2"
  2. Henkin . Andrey . May 2010 . On This Day . AllAboutJazz: New York . 97 . 47 .
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-barcelona-crossing-vol-2-mw0000043090 "Brad Mehldau: New York-Barcelona Crossing, Vol. 2"