Highway Rider
| Highway Rider | ||||
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| Released | 16 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | February 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 104:00 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
 
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| DownBeat |
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| Sputnikmusic | 4/5 |
| Tom Hull | B+ |
Highway Rider is an album by Brad Mehldau, released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
Background
It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (after Largo), and it features saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brad Mehldau
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John Boy" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Sad" | 8:40 |
| 3. | "At the Tollbooth" | 1:07 |
| 4. | "Highway Rider" | 7:45 |
| 5. | "The Falcon Will Fly Again" | 8:21 |
| 6. | "Now You Must Climb Alone" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Walking the Peak" | 8:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We'll Cross the River Together" | 12:28 |
| 2. | "Capriccio" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]" | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Into the City" | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Old West" | 8:28 |
| 6. | "Come with Me" | 6:19 |
| 7. | "Always Departing" | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Always Returning" | 9:52 |
Personnel
Band
- Brad Mehldau – Piano (Disc 1: 1–5, 7; Disc 2: 1–6, 8), Pump Organ (Disc 1: 2; Disc 2: 3), Yamaha CS-80 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer (Disc 1: 4), Orchestral Bells (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Jeff Ballard – Percussion (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2), snare brush (Disc 1: 2), Drums (Disc 1: 7; Disc 2: 1, 4, 6, 8); Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Joshua Redman – Soprano Saxophone (Disc 1: 1, 5; Disc 2: 2, 8), Tenor Saxophone (Disc 1: 2, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 5), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Larry Grenadier – Bass (Disc 1: 2, 4, 7; Disc 2: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (Disc 1: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Disc 2: 2, 3), Handclaps (Disc 2: 2)
- Orchestra, Dan Coleman, Conductor (Disc 1: 1, 2, 6, 7; Disc 2: 1, 7, 8)
- The Fleurettes – Vocals (Disc 1: 5)
Production
- Jon Brion – producer, mixing
- Gregg Koller – engineer, mixing
- Eric Caudieux – engineer
- Alan Yoshida – mastering
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Richard Misrach – cover photograph
- Lawrence Azerrad – graphic design