Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau - Nearness / 140 gram vinyl 2LP set

2016 collaboration between saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau. Nearness is a selection of duets recorded live during their recent European tour and the longtime friends' and collaborators' first duo album. Mehldau first came to prominence as a member Redman's quartet in the 1990s before becoming a bandleader himself. The pair first reunited in 2010 when Redman was featured on Mehldau's album Highway Rider. In 2013, Mehldau was featured as a performer and producer on Redman's Walking Shadows. Each artist has recorded extensively for Nonesuch, with a wide variety of collaborators.

    - side 1 -
    1 Ornithology 8:40
    2 Always August 10:57
    - side 2 -
    1 In Walked Bud 9:58
    2 Melancholy Mode 12:39
    - side 3 -
    1 The Nearness of You 16:47
    - side 4 -
    1 Old West 14:39