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Album · 2010

Filed under Post Bop
By BRAD MEHLDAU

Tracklist

Disc 1
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)

Total Time: 41:17

Disc 2
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)

Total Time: 62:51

Line-up/Musicians

Bassoon [Orchestra] – Andrew Radford (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Cello [Orchestra, Principal] – Timothy Landauer (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Cello [Orchestra] – Armen Ksajikian (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Cecilia Tsan (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Martha Lippi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Rudolph Stein (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Stefanie Fife (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Trevor Handy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Composed By, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Brad Mehldau
Conductor [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Contrabassoon [Orchestra] – Allen Savedoff (tracks: 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra, Principal] – Michael Valerio (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Sue Ranney (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Double Bass [Bass, Orchestra] – David Stone (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Ed Meares (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Oscar Hidalgo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Timothy Eckert (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Double Bass [Bass] – Larry Grenadier (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8)
Drums – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-7, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-3, 2-8)
Horn [Orchestra] – Dan Kelley (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), John Reynolds (tracks: 1-6, 1-7), Mark Adams (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 1-7), Phillip Yao (tracks: 1-1, 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Leader [Orchestra] – Dan Coleman
Percussion – Jeff Ballard (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2), Matt Chamberlain (tracks: 1-5, 2-1, 2-2)
Piano – Brad Mehldau (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 2-6, 2-8)
Soprano Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8)
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman (tracks: 1-2, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3)
Viola [Orchestra, Principal] – Bob Becker (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Roland Kato (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Viola [Orchestra] – Andrew Duckles (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Andrew Picken (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Carole Kleister-Castillo (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Denyse Buffum (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Qiang (John) Wang (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Matt Funes (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Victoria Miskolczy (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7)
Violin [Orchestra] – Alyssa Park (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Robert Peterson (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Caroline Campbell (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Dorian Cheah (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Gerardo Hilera (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Jacqueline Brand (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Josefina Vergara (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Julian Hallmark (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Michele Richards (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Natalie Leggett (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Philip Vaiman (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Sara Parkins (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8), Tereza Stanislav (tracks: 1-2, 1-6, 1-7), Vladimir Polimatidi (tracks: 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)
Violin [Orchestra], Concertmaster – Charlie Bisharat (tracks: 1-2, 1-6 to 2-1, 2-7, 2-8)

About this release

Nonesuch ‎– 518655-2 (US)

Recorded, mixed, and mastered February 16-28 and May 12-29, 2009 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, CA

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