fyi Brad was highly influenced by Bill Evans when he first studied jazz with my (then) husband, Lee Callahan. Brad was still in high school. He started by learning and improvising off Bill Evan's voicings, around the cycle of fourths. Lee and I were blown away by Brad's improvisations. When he was still in high school, Lee got Brad a gig, with a jazz trio, at the 880 Club in Hartford. His parents had to accompany him, because he was so young. Brad came for lessons with Lee week after week, and month after month, and Lee finally said, "I've taught you everything I know. Take your genius and enjoy making music." The rest is history.
@muxant_academy
2 жыл бұрын
Legendary
@terrystaxi4253
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't that such a charm things like this make me feel like I need to get my ass up it's inspiring to say the least love the background thank you for that honestly
@Betterthantelly
2 жыл бұрын
A humble recogniser was he.
@갈매기-k3l
Жыл бұрын
Shut up plz...
@fraidwoodcesco
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you
@Kathrynphilpott
10 жыл бұрын
Adding this to my list of favorite things
@Robert-dl6fq
6 жыл бұрын
Well played to say the least
@レイライン-s6o
5 жыл бұрын
Kathryn Philpott … cool comment
@freehat6894
3 жыл бұрын
lolol
@princequinton6770
3 жыл бұрын
@Elijah Santiago definitely, I have been watching on instaflixxer for years myself :)
@lucacompiani2290
2 жыл бұрын
Quoting the theme, deconstructing the theme, losing the way, finding the way back. This piece of music is an allegory of life. This is how the great Art is.
@itamar87
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comment. I like it's point of view...
@quint555
Жыл бұрын
I agree with the comment except that I don’t think he loses the way! I think Brad knows very well what he’s doing
@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259
3 жыл бұрын
The passage from 6:00 to 6:50 has to be one of the most insane modulating, build-up, climatic passages ever conceived. I get goosebumps every time
@12Keys
2 жыл бұрын
Insane, yes. I'm Speechless
@noone-ez6on
Жыл бұрын
I keep coming to this piece for years and everytime, without fault i do get goosebumbs at this interval. What an interpretation this is!
@billharrison4943
8 жыл бұрын
This guy is what is keeping Jazz alive in the world today! a Genius!
@bingoandtoto
7 жыл бұрын
Lucky for us.
@sofianoiti
6 жыл бұрын
Jazz has lost the passion and the heart, today. Everybody think too much, and feel less. It's all coming from head. But Brad is in another dimension. So deep and emotional music. His dynamics flow. He is a poet. He plays classical music in a jazz approach.
@sirzebra
4 жыл бұрын
@@sofianoiti Such a wrong statement, please, for the respect of your own intellect, dont beleive in such false pretenses. Jazz and music is wider and healtier as it's ever been, and if you can't see it, then you're at fault, the new generations are transcending jazz for ever more, making it more accessible yet no less interesting and still pionneering. Brad is one of many, and there's kids half his age already taking the banner up to the universal front, open your eyes, open your ears, jazz is too beautifull and immortal for the "its was better before" routine.
@fredericpiters2804
3 жыл бұрын
La seule chose possible de faire, en entendant cela est pleurer.
@fredericpiters2804
2 жыл бұрын
oui
@christopheemanuelli
11 ай бұрын
Je ne sais pas à qui tu écris
@moradshebli9562
4 жыл бұрын
this is probably the best and most emotional thing I ever listened to in my entire life. This is my favoutire piece of everything!
@willplaysproductions
8 жыл бұрын
I have a eargasm this ridiculous never heard it played this way till now awesome job
@billcharliebrown3135
3 жыл бұрын
Eargasm, nice word indeed for this piece, thank you for the word I ignored
@alessandraborettini4777
3 жыл бұрын
Impazzisco tutte le volte dalla bellezza di questa esecuzione ♥️
@yandrak10
4 жыл бұрын
always i comeback to this song...october 2020, here i'm again
@klaustholken274
4 жыл бұрын
me too
@НикитаМорозов-т7у
3 жыл бұрын
Hello from 2021
@paulinhocorrea8705
7 ай бұрын
Hello from 2024
@attiliofisher1094
Жыл бұрын
interpretazione dal sapore cosmico, senza contorni o confini, sospesa nell'aere, delicata e profonda, per me semplicemente magistrale, bravo brad...
@rezobachi123
4 жыл бұрын
If you are reading this, you've got great taste in music. Congrats!
@ZfoXSilklasH
3 жыл бұрын
no, I just have a friend with great tastes
@GarySchmidtPianist
9 ай бұрын
Certainly never been a greater jazz improv than this. Stunning. Actually it is almost like has a genre all of his own. A fusion of of the most insane modulations, rhythms, harmonies, counterpoint you will ever hear.
@brunopascaud5221
3 жыл бұрын
Quel digne fils spirituel de Bille Evans, respectueux de la ligne et la tordant avec audace et grâce pour mieux la caresser de nouveau !... Que nous surfions ainsi sur la vague du Covid, porté par une confiance inébranlable soufflée par une fraternité sans limite !... prenez soin de vous et des autres ! ...Take care oneanother and yourself in the same time...Bien à vous. B
@Montanacellist
9 жыл бұрын
My favorite version!
@normhall1622
9 ай бұрын
I have so many Jazz pieces that I love: this just joined them. Mehldau is a true star shining down on us.
@durianhead
4 жыл бұрын
a beautifully abstract and kaleidoscopic journey through the world of my favourite things.
@andecko
8 ай бұрын
THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS!
@PearlDrumsAllDay94
10 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard a piece of music this incredibly beautiful in a long time. Truly a work of art. If i were a dance teacher I would have my most advanced students dance a routine to this arrangement.
@paulinhocorrea8705
7 ай бұрын
It's me again and again absorving such marvelous song played by Brad.
@kwixotic
3 ай бұрын
Unquestionably a born talent for the art of improvising and taking it to stratospheric heights that only the best jazz players can attain, I was privileged to know Brad in the late 90's as his piano technician. A really nice guy, so modest and a great listener as I noticed in our occasional talks.
@bobduvar
Жыл бұрын
Je l'ai découvert hier 16 septembre en écoutant TSF Jazz sur le 90.8 FM à Hyères Les Palmiers.... Du miel pour les oreilles... Un pur bonheur avant d'aller dîner chez des amis...
@billharrison4930
4 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how many times I have listen to this and it still makes me cry...
@Itadakiman
2 жыл бұрын
Well, one of my favorite things is this rendition of this song by Brad
@marcinpiotrowski1869
3 жыл бұрын
Mistrzostwo w każdym calu .👍
@wojciechciesla9899
3 жыл бұрын
Zgadzam się w stu procentach!
@tobhard
9 жыл бұрын
swallows flying by and singing along to mehldau just made it on my list of favorite things
@nicholasmontano7172
5 жыл бұрын
This is mindblowingly good. A fusion of classical and jazz sounds that I wish were more common (even at a fraction of the level of complexity here).
@dimitriskaraganis
8 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the best pianists on the planet !!outstanding!
@albertolorusso
8 жыл бұрын
After Evans :)
@julienjolly6849
7 жыл бұрын
Alberto Lorusso which Evans ? i also like eldar djangirov very much
@albertolorusso
7 жыл бұрын
julien jolly Bill evans
@bazdesh
7 жыл бұрын
T I G R A N
@UkuleleAversion
7 жыл бұрын
They did a duet together recently and Brad has said that he has become a fan of Tigran's music which is really cool considering they're the two most innovative jazz pianists (and musical geniuses) on the planet.
@billcharliebrown3135
3 жыл бұрын
Destructuration and emotion, by the 7th min, you just cry of pleasure. Thanks Sir
@Duke-k5l
4 жыл бұрын
몇년째 듣고있지만 여전히 내플레이리스트 안에있는곡
@ingomerold5605
9 жыл бұрын
Was für eine abgefahrene geile Version von My Favorite Things. I love it !!!
@pinguente
7 жыл бұрын
It's so beautiful to hear the swallows in the recording
@SonX84
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, Brad is the best... no question, absolutely awesome.
@lilme520
10 ай бұрын
Still listening... Many years. A living genius... Love your playing ❤
@joselynbarrera4215
4 жыл бұрын
Amo esta canción desde hace más de 6 años. Que bueno que hoy te volví a encontrar.❤️
@miguelcoma
4 жыл бұрын
Me alegro de que te guste! Yo también estoy obsesionado con ella jaja
@88tasti-kc2fx
3 ай бұрын
Grandissimo pianista!!
@RobPluta
9 жыл бұрын
He only uses two hands? Wow:)
@leesuyong_p
10 ай бұрын
This video inspired me to start jazz
@AfokeAbel
2 жыл бұрын
This is so good.
@paolacaiello
10 жыл бұрын
Whauuuuuu bellissimo, pieno di gioia ed emozioni, grazie Cino
@evgmin2454
5 жыл бұрын
It's a masterpiece.
@yodservant
5 ай бұрын
Speechless...🦁💖😘❤️
@helgar791
8 жыл бұрын
Brad's intellectual approach isn't for everyone. Everything seems so well thought out. Here once again like the old be-boppers he deconstructs the song inside out, upside down, forwards and backwards. Unlike the be-boppers he really never loses sight of the melody while taking an orchestral approach. Always interesting, sometimes exciting, sometimes exhausting. Perhaps the preeminent pianist today.
@albertolorusso
7 жыл бұрын
What an amazing comment/explanation! I Couldn't agree more, actually thanks for putting all this into words. Mehldau really tells stories within stories based on different variations of the same melody, from different angles, corners, perspectives and flavours... You can see he was trained as a classical pianist though, always in control, a modern version of Evans, with less melodical approach but at harmonic level still outstanding..........this is one of the nicest versions of his version of "My faviourte things"
@helgar791
7 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% What's funny though is how he has been quoted as saying he doesn't like Evans' playing and how he thinks perhaps Bill is overrated. I don't see how since Bill's use of alternating waltz with other time signatures combined with original harmonic choices changed jazz pianism. Listening to Brad one hears a direct lineage, and clearly he has listened intently to Bill over the years.
@leninies4286
7 жыл бұрын
Hel Gar ..love your comment.
@UkuleleAversion
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent points Hel Gar. From my transcriptions of Brad I think he's mostly influenced by Evans in how he uses harmonically ambiguous voicings, besides that I usually hear McCoy Tyner, the great classical & romantic period composers, Brecker, Trane and Herbie Hancock. Personally, I love Mehldau's deconstructive approach to improvisation which you identified, I've been trying to bring his concept into my playing recently. Do you play an instrument?
@longhaulblue1145
6 жыл бұрын
Stylistically, I think Evans and Mehldau are quite different. But I think what both these pianists achieve more than other jazz pianists is the emotional depth of their playing. Especially the melancholy aspect.
@amaliobelmonte582
2 жыл бұрын
Excelente, suave e intenso. Una de las mejores versiones en solitario . Bravo Brad
@jinchanghye4605
4 жыл бұрын
My favourite interpretation on the score .. What a genius he is !!
@jinwoo517
6 жыл бұрын
Brad, you bring a different level purity to this world. Thank you. Your ad-lib just comforted two men in their 30's hanging on the rough edges of a March Friday.
@peterhacik1967
5 жыл бұрын
Brad if you read these, your Jazz is my favorite. Your take on music is sad joy.
@mattvincent6814
3 жыл бұрын
Another nice piece of music.
@XxBobpicklexX
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for re-posting this. Such an awe-inspiring interpretation
@miguelupv1087
11 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! I love this piece so much and it's sad it got deleted form KZitem. I'm looking for a transcription or something to play it for piano, but it seems impossible, maybe i'll have to try make my own, but that's even harder :-(
@jean-louismorhange5553
10 жыл бұрын
Miguel upv "My Favorite Thing" is a standard written by Richard Rodgers for the 1959 musical "The Sound of Music." The score is easy to find, for instance in "The Real Book" Volume I. Of course what Mehldau does with it is something else entirely. In my opinion a transcription of his improvisation wouldn't make much sense. It would be very time-consuming to transcribe, would take up a lot of paper, and in the end would be too difficult to play for most pianists...
@076657
10 жыл бұрын
Miguel upv transcribe it yourself. this way you will understand everything that's happening
@stephwines5446
8 жыл бұрын
+Jean-Louis Morhange inspired by Georges Shearing a little...
@ernestcoudur
5 жыл бұрын
@@miguelupv1087 Where did you find this version ?
@paulinhocorrea8705
Жыл бұрын
Superb.
@gustafsterne343
5 жыл бұрын
My god! This is one of my favorite things!
@ilansmith
6 жыл бұрын
An absolute genius rendition. Have been listening to it in a loop for a few days now and continue to discover more and more! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
@hisashikinjo4252
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic melody
@billcharliebrown3135
3 жыл бұрын
A real master, rare moment !
@maartenklijnstra8329
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Fresh and technically superb with Brad’s unique arrangement that makes it so unique..... Nice.
@fithrantyo74
7 жыл бұрын
Celestial Jazz
@carlosreboucas3262
9 жыл бұрын
My Favorite piano player!!!
@eranimongelos5749
3 жыл бұрын
Great !!!!
@pieterfannes8600
2 жыл бұрын
The swifts are so perfect on this tune. Definitely part of what makes this such a great version.
@peterhacik1967
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brad. This is awsome.
@MiriamDaSilvaart
9 жыл бұрын
Belíssimo. Adoro, cheio de nuances, musicalidade e mistério. Muito emocionante!
@Richardiba
3 жыл бұрын
When I listen to this, I can't help but hear James Brown's "It's a Man's World" in those sweet melodic parts. Mehldau's a virtuoso, and I know he can explore the hell out of a piece, but I love when he brings out the sweet. The buildup from the search he begins at 6:00 comes to a beautiful culmination at 6:50 and in comes that wonderful melody again. Loving the fact he sticks with the sweet and guides us home. A beautiful work of art.
@Richardiba
3 жыл бұрын
After listening to the Marciac version, can definitely state that this is the superior version IMO. There's something about the dissonance and delayed gratification that just makes this one hit harder.
@lilugoart
6 жыл бұрын
mi ipnotizza ogni volta che lo ascolto
@paulinhocorrea8705
Жыл бұрын
Brad came from Mars! No one Play like him.
@DavidChristieCareerCafe
3 жыл бұрын
Magical flight of fancy...
@musicaoceanica1
10 жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@jeslee2527
8 жыл бұрын
It's amazing! same as the title, this is my favorite Mehldau's playing
@katotetuji
4 жыл бұрын
この人は天才です
@tatianasamoloukova5019
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing such a wonderful thing like that !!! Deep!
@Capajazz
3 жыл бұрын
Love love love Mehldau!
@FreddyJazz-k8q
3 ай бұрын
Favoloso!!!
@TheMightyBeer
10 жыл бұрын
thank you
@billharrison4943
8 жыл бұрын
This is the "Sound of Music"
@allansakilantv5820
3 жыл бұрын
Wow nice song
@petergasser9309
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, I love it, what a wonderful feeling
@PabloZuazo
7 жыл бұрын
He is awesome. A great influence for me
@giuseppedipuppo4336
7 жыл бұрын
un vero capolavoro.
@enriquehurtado2970
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@samanthaserpa3106
4 жыл бұрын
Amoooo....
@bernardoscotti9285
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastico!!!
@amaliatrinity
8 жыл бұрын
IM IN LOVE
@stamsospecial
10 жыл бұрын
yes beautiful!!
@quint555
Жыл бұрын
Birds chirping at 2:01? Actually sounds quite nice
Everyone has to find their own way to swing and this man swings like nobody’s business!
@MertSu66
9 жыл бұрын
this gave head to my soul, thanks for sharing
@lucacompiani2290
10 жыл бұрын
Apart from giving the impression of 4-hand playing, the real thing is mehldau's ability to transform a nice tune (and nothing more) into a piece showing the listeners the saddest side of melancholy.
@jean-louismorhange5553
10 жыл бұрын
Very true. Another remark that has been made about Mehldau is that he plays as if he had two right hands. There is something very unusual about the way he plays multiple simultaneous lines, as well as about his ability to express depth of emotion. "My Favorite Things" may be nothing more than a nice tune, but there must something in it that elicited some of the most beautiful recordings in jazz (Coltrane's version, besides Mehldau's). Its modal quality, maybe.
@rgeocomrade
4 жыл бұрын
Hmm Great performance really great
@ayakatanaka3790
4 жыл бұрын
6:50 It’s like a magic.
@JeanEudeFr
4 жыл бұрын
A kind of perfection
@jeffreyanthony6628
9 жыл бұрын
8:12 to 8:18 amazing when put into context of one of the most amazing solos I have ever heard from Brad. WOW
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