Young but very mature
Thomas C. Zink | Long Beach, CA USA | 02/12/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As someone who owns every Mehldau release, I was pleasantly surprised at how much maturity Brad was showing at such a tender age (this recording was done when he was 23). There is some really great material on the disk, and the band is swinging hard. If this were the extent of his growth as a pianist, he would still be one of my favorites, but it is really fun to hear the beginning shoots of what would quickly blossom into one of the most influential and groundbreaking approaches to piano in 40 years."