Highway Rider
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Released16 March 2010[1]
RecordedFebruary 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009
| Highway Rider | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 16–28 and May 12–19, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way (Hollywood, California)[2] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 104:00 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion | |||
| Brad Mehldau chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+[5] |
Highway Rider is an album by Brad Mehldau, released in 2010 by Nonesuch Records.
It was Mehldau's second collaboration with producer Jon Brion (after Largo),[6] and it features saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, as well as Mehldau's regular trio partners, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brad Mehldau.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "John Boy" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Sad" | 8:40 |
| 3. | "At the Tollbooth" | 1:07 |
| 4. | "Highway Rider" | 7:45 |
| 5. | "The Falcon Will Fly Again" | 8:21 |
| 6. | "Now You Must Climb Alone" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Walking the Peak" | 8:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We'll Cross the River Together" | 12:28 |
| 2. | "Capriccio" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Sky Turning Grey [for Elliott Smith]" | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Into the City" | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Old West" | 8:28 |
| 6. | "Come with Me" | 6:19 |
| 7. | "Always Departing" | 6:20 |
| 8. | "Always Returning" | 9:52 |
