Metheny/Mehldau

Metheny Mehldau
Studio album by Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau
Released	September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Recorded	December 2005
Studio	Right Track, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:03
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
The Way Up (2005) Metheny Mehldau (2006) Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (2007)
Brad Mehldau chronology
Day Is Done (2005) Metheny Mehldau (2006) Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Metheny Mehldau is a jazz album released in 2006 by Nonesuch Records. Most of the album is a duet between guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau. On two songs, they are accompanied by drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier.

Background

Mehldau wrote three songs, while Metheny wrote the rest. "Unrequited" appeared on Mehldau's album, Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III (1998). Metheny's "Say the Brother's Name" is from I Can See Your House from Here (1994), an album he made with guitarist John Scofield. "Ahmid-6" was recorded by Bob Berg on his album Riddles (1994) .[3]

Metheny Mehldau includes tracks from recording sessions that occurred in December, 2005. A second disc, Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007 and contains more quartet and duet tracks from the same sessions.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Unrequited"	Mehldau	5:00
2.	"Ahmid-6"		6:35
3.	"Summer Day"		6:25
4.	"Ring of Life"		7:35
5.	"Legend"	Mehldau	7:02
6.	"Find Me in Your Dreams"		6:07
7.	"Say the Brother's Name"		7:14
8.	"Bachelors III"		7:24
9.	"Annie's Bittersweet Cake"	Mehldau	5:32
10.	"Make Peace"		7:06
Total length:			66:03

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – guitars, guitar synthesizer, liner notes
• Brad Mehldau – piano, liner notes
• Larry Grenadier – double bass (tracks 4 and 7)
• Jeff Ballard – drums (tracks 4 and 7)

Technical personnel

• Pat Metheny – producer
• Robert Hurwitz – executive Producer
• Pete Karam – recording
• Rob Eaton – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
• Doyle Partners – design
• Latifa Metheny – photography

References

1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Yanow, Scott. "Riddles – Bob Berg | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2017.