Mehliana: Taming the Dragon
Mehliana: Taming the Dragon | ||||
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Studio album by Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana | ||||
Released | February 25, 2014 | |||
Recorded | Bunker Studios, Brooklyn, NY | |||
Genre | Avant-garde jazz, jazztronica, synth-jazz | |||
Length | 71:43 | |||
Label |
Nonesuch 7559-79610 5 | |||
Producer | Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana | |||
Brad Mehldau chronology | ||||
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Mehliana: Taming the Dragon is an album by Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana released on the Nonesuch label in 2014.[1] Mehldau's solo on "Sleeping Giant" was nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo in the 2015 Grammy Awards.[2]
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Track listing
Tracks 1, 6–8, 10, 11 composed by Brad Mehldau; all other tracks composed by Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana
- "Taming the Dragon" - 6:42
- "Luxe" - 5:40
- "You Can't Go Back Now" - 5:45
- "The Dreamer" - 5:24
- "Elegy for Amelia E." - 7:34
- "Sleeping Giant" - 6:17
- "Hungry Ghost" - 5:01
- "Gainsbourg" - 7:52
- "Just Call Me Nige" - 5:41
- "Sassyassed Sassafrass" - 5:52
- "Swimming" - 4:58
- "London Gloaming" - 4:57
Personnel
- Brad Mehldau - Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Spoken Voice, “ahh” vocals
- Mark Guiliana - Drums, Electronics
References
- ↑ "Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". Nonesuch. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". grammy.com. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ Hale, James (May 2014) "Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana – Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". Down Beat. p. 59.
- ↑ Fordham, John (February 20, 2014) "Brad Mehldau/ Mark Guiliana/ Mehliana: Taming the Dragon – Review". The Guardian.
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