Mehliana: Taming the Dragon

Mehliana: Taming the Dragon
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
Where Do You Start (2012) Mehliana: Taming the Dragon (2014) 10 Years Solo Live (2015)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Down Beat	[4]
The Guardian	[5]

Track listing

Tracks 1, 6–8, 10, 11 composed by Brad Mehldau; all other tracks composed by Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana

1. "Taming the Dragon" - 6:42
2. "Luxe" - 5:40
3. "You Can't Go Back Now" - 5:45
4. "The Dreamer" - 5:24
5. "Elegy for Amelia E." - 7:34
6. "Sleeping Giant" - 6:17
7. "Hungry Ghost" - 5:01
8. "Gainsbourg" - 7:52
9. "Just Call Me Nige" - 5:41
10. "Sassyassed Sassafrass" - 5:52
11. "Swimming" - 4:58
12. "London Gloaming" - 4:57

Personnel

• Brad Mehldau - Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Spoken Voice, “ahh” vocals
• Mark Guiliana - Drums, Electronics

References

1. "Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". Nonesuch. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
2. "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". grammy.com. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
4. Hale, James (May 2014) "Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana – Mehliana: Taming the Dragon". Down Beat. p. 59.
5. Fordham, John (February 20, 2014) "Brad Mehldau/ Mark Guiliana/ Mehliana: Taming the Dragon – Review". The Guardian.