Brad Mehldau – Jacob's Ladder (2-LP Vinyl)
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Mehldau has long worn his prog influences openly, but Jacob's Ladder is the first time he's built an entire project around that formative listening, tracing a direct line from the complex meters and spiritual ambition of 1970s prog rock to the jazz tradition he inhabits today. The result is genuinely rare: a serious musician reckoning with adolescent obsessions not as nostalgia, but as theology.
Brad Mehldau / JACOB'S LADDER - The album features new music that reflects on scripture and the search for God through music inspired by the prog rock Mehldau loved as a young adolescent, which was his gateway to the fusion that eventually led to his discovery of jazz. Jacob's Ladder is made up of original compositions by Mehldau alongside interpolations and covers of songs by Rush, Gentle Giant and Yes. Featured musicians on the album include Mehldau's label mates Chris Thile and Cécile McLorin Salvant, as well as Mark Guiliana, Becca Stevens, Joel Frahm, and others.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 075597913590
Label: Nonesuch
Release Date: 6.17.22
Format: LP Vinyl