Elegiac Cycle

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Elegiac Cycle is a solo piano album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, known for its introspective, classically influenced compositions and cohesive, suite-like structure.

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instanceOf jazz album
solo piano album
studio album
artist Brad Mehldau NERFINISHED
chronologyPosition early Brad Mehldau solo piano album
composer Brad Mehldau NERFINISHED
compositionType original compositions only
countryOfRelease United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive reviews from jazz critics
followedBy Art of the Trio, Volume 4: Back at the Vanguard NERFINISHED
genre contemporary jazz
jazz
post-bop
hasCoverVersions selected tracks performed by other jazz pianists in concert
hasDedication Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Fred Myrow NERFINISHED
William Burroughs NERFINISHED
hasLanguage instrumental
hasPart Bard
Elegy for William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow) NERFINISHED
Lament for Linus NERFINISHED
Memory’s Tricks NERFINISHED
Resignation
Rückblick NERFINISHED
The Bard Returns NERFINISHED
Trailer Park Ghost NERFINISHED
influencedBy European classical piano tradition
Romantic-era piano music
modern jazz harmony
instrumentation solo piano
label Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED
mainInstrument piano
notableFor cohesive, cycle-like conception of tracks
integration of classical piano techniques into jazz improvisation
partOf Brad Mehldau discography
performer Brad Mehldau NERFINISHED
precededBy Art of the Trio, Volume 3 NERFINISHED
producer Matt Pierson NERFINISHED
recordingType studio
recordLabelImprint Warner Bros. Jazz NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1999
styleCharacteristic classically influenced
introspective
suite-like structure
through-composed elements
theme elegy and remembrance
melancholy and reflection
trackCount 9

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Brad Mehldau notableWork Elegiac Cycle