Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

Chris Thile, Brad Mehldau

2017

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Genres: Jazz, Folk, Country

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Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau is an album by Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau. It was released by Nonesuch Records on January 27, 2017. The album contains a mix of originals and covers. The latter "include Bob Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice It's Alright', Joni Mitchell's 'Marcie', Elliott Smith's 'Independence Day' as well as a composition by late 16th /early 17th century Irish harpist and composer Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin". Thile's singing covers a range of effects, including "invoking an ethereal falsetto, the imploring call of a '50s teenage crooner, a nasal Dylanesque snarl, or a rural bluesman's grouchy defiance". The music was recorded in Avatar Studios in New York City on December 30, 2015, and January 2–3, 2016. The album was released by Nonesuch Records on January 27, 2017.

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Feb 25 2026 Author

Wow what an interesting, lovely listen! Had no idea what to expect but this mandolin/piano combo made one fantastic album. There are a lot of influences I detected here... everything from jazz to bluegrass to full on country seems to have been thrown into the blender and whipped to create something that I completely enjoyed listening to. How great would this be to see live? Great albums keep coming even after the original 1001 list is far back in my rear-view mirror... I did not expect this to continue as it has and had no idea how much else there was out there to discover.

Feb 24 2026 Author

I really liked this jazzy take on folk music

Feb 25 2026 Author

Weird choice of covers tbh

Feb 26 2026 Author

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Scarlet town, Daughter of Eve