Brad Mehldau

The Jazz Session No.457 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in March 2026, featuring the new 2025 album from Brad Mehldau, “Ride Into the Sun”, featuring the songs of Elliott Smith. TRACK LISTING: They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson; Checkin' Up on My Baby - Taj Mahal; Desafinado - Sachal Studios Orchestra; Ebhofolo (This Madness) - Zim Ngqawana; Between the Bars - Brad Mehldau; Colorbars - Brad Mehldau; El Mar - George Benson; Flight - Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette; Turnaround - Pat Metheny; Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck; Old Devil Moon - Judy Garland; I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra; Be-Bop - Milt Jackson & John Coltrane; Crystal Silence - Gary Burton & Chick Corea; Everything Means Nothing To Me - Brad Mehldau; Better Be Quiet Now - Brad Mehldau; The Green Leaves of Summer - Kenny Ball; Mahogany Hall Stomp - Louis Armstrong & His Dixieland Seven; Hush - Nikki Iles & NDR Big Band; Rangwali - Emma Rawicz.

This is an interview with pianist/composer/arranger Brad Mehldau . Our conversation on May 12, 2020 spanned many diverse topics from what he is reading at the moment, what he keeps on his piano, when and how he practices, the connection between bebop and Bach, his favorite video game and more. Bach's Table of Ornaments: http://www.pennuto.com/music/jsb_ornm.htm Hear the music mentioned (in the order we mention it) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iP9EMbyCBoB6hEyK5waK4?si=ukZQ0wy2T62vjGImM_Okfw Read the literature from our discussion here: Book of Jeremiah: (New American Bible translation) http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PPE.HTM The Upanishads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(novel) Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_to_a_Young_Poet George Bernard Shaw music criticism: https://www.abebooks.com/Shaws-Music-Complete-Musical-Criticism-Bernard/30253564275/bd Brad's favorite video game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede_(video_game) Musicians/Bands mentioned (Alphabetically): Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Jon Brion, Wendy Carlos, Chopin, John Coltrane, Critters Buggin', Nick Drake, Fauré, Gershwin, Glenn Gould, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Haydn, Fred Hersch, Wynton Kelly, Jacques Loussier, Jerome Lowenthal, Lightning Bolt, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Willie Nelson, Phineas Newborn, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Charlie Parker, Murray Perahia, Oscar Peterson, András Schiff, Schubert, Schumann, Wayne Shorter, Nina Simone, Art Tatum, Tom Waits, Ween. -- Follow Evan on Instagram for interactive content: www.instagram.com/WTFBach Support us: https://www.patreon.com/wtfbach https://www.paypal.me/wtfbach https://venmo.com/wtfbach https://cash.app/$wtfbach Suggestions? Want to sponsor an episode? Write us: bach@wtfbach.com Get full access to W.T.F. Bach? at wtfbach.substack.com/subscribe