Dream Brother – 2010
Brad Mehldau
The pianist turns a Jeff Buckley song into jazz
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Throughout his career, pianist Brad Mehldau has often interpreted unlikely material including pop, rock, r&b and classical pieces, turning them into creative jazz.
It is a skill not to be taken for granted for few others have successfully achieved this transformation on a consistent basis and had the final result sound as if it was originally written for a jazz group.
In 2010 at Jazz á Vienne, Mehldau performs Jeff Buckley’s “Dream Brother,” making it seem as if its origins were actually in classical music while building up the piece to an intense level.
-Scott Yanow
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