upbeat and cheery, ‘I mean you’ features around a very (almost honky-tonk sounding) bright piano, with a raspy barotone sax playing in sync. The two sounds then part ways and the piano takes over the conversation, accompanied by the bass and drums, with the percussionist keeping pace on the cymbal.
Having said his piece, piano bows out and sax steps in to say his piece with an easy-going, cool tune.
The sounds meet up again and finish the piece as they started,not in unison to begin with; this time playing complimentary melodies, and then relaxing gently back into unison.

Great upbeat sounds, 10/10

It’s Thelonious Monk – what more do I need to say??

Technorati Tags: Instrumental Jazz, Instrumental Jazz Music, Jazz Music, Jazz Music REview, Sax-led Jazz, Saxophone, Saxophone-led Jazz Music, Thelonious Monk

Title: I’ll Be Seeing You
Artist: Brad Mehldau
Album: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 4 – Back at the Vanguard [Live]
Cmpser: Fain / Kahal
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Year: 1999

Smooth and laid back, this is the simplest Instrumental Jazz Music at its best, cool and structured, with a couple of improv breaks for a little spice.

This track takes the classic, simple, piano, drums and double-bass formula and hits a home run.

Very nice to listen to, this one gets a 9/10 – the only reason it doesn’t get 10 is because it really could do with a guest horn on it at some point.

Get the album or download the mp3s from amazon here:
The Art of the Trio Vol.4: Back at the Vanguard

Technorati Tags: Brad Mehldau, Instrumental Jazz, Instrumental Jazz Music, Jazz Music REview, Jazz Trio Music, Piano Jazz Music, Piano-led Jazz Music