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- Summary: The latest release from Brad Mehldau is an album of Elliott Smith's songs with guest appearances by Daniel Rossen and Chris Thile.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Jazz, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Sep 10, 2025Ride Into the Sun is a unique take on the tribute album concept, brimming with incredible ideas and brilliant musicianship, and may also be one of the finest albums in Brad Mehldau’s illustrious discography.
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MojoSep 10, 2025A deeply satisfying tribute to a great lost talent. [Oct 2025, p.90]
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Sep 10, 2025It’s not really necessary to be familiar with the source works to come away impressed by the ingenuity on display here: that surplus of inspiration lends itself to enough solo piano from Mehldau to anchor the narrative and remind us why he is so worth listening to in the first place.
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UncutSep 10, 2025Mehldau brings the influence front and centre, with bittersweet, often lovely arrangements of even the darkest moments in the Smith songbook. [Sep 2025, p.33]