This list comprises of a collection of albums released by Brad Mehldau that I am using as source material to help solidify my doctoral concept. It consists of 16 albums (168 tracks) and has been limited using the following criteria:-
1. Physical Releases only2. USA releases only (no Japanese versions)3. No collaborative projects4. No compilations / soundtracks5. No original soundtrack recordings6. No promotional CD’s4. No ‘sideman’ projects5. No ‘through-composed’ projects (e.g. Mehldau’s ‘Operatic’ work)6. Official releases only (no bootlegs (e.g. Live at the Stockholm concert-house)7. Audio-only releases (no DVD’s)
Album List
1. Introducing Brad Mehldau, 1995, Warner Bros
2. Art of the Trio Volume 1, 1997, Warner Bros.
3. Art of the Trio Volume 2 (Live at the Village Vanguard), 1998, Warner Bros.
4. Art of the Trio Volume 3 (Songs), 1998, Warner Bros.
5. Art of the Trio Volume 4 (Back at the Vanguard), 1999, Warner Bros.
6. Elegiac Cycle, 1999, Warner Bros.
7. Places, 2000, Warner Bros.
8. Art of the Trio Volume 5 (Progression), 2001, Warner Bros.
9. Largo, 2002, Warner Bros.
10. Anything Goes, 2004, Warner Bros.
11. Live in Tokyo, 2004, Nonesuch Records
12. Day is Done, 2005, Nonesuch Records
13. House on Hill, 2006, Nonesuch Records
14. Live, 2008, Nonesuch Records
15. Highway Rider, 2010, Nonesuch Records
16. Live in Marciac, 2011, Nonesuch Records