Consenting Adults is an album by MTB, a quintet consisting of Brad Mehldau (piano), Mark Turner (tenor sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Leon Parker (drums).
| Consenting Adults | ||||
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| Studio album | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | December 26, 1994 | |||
| Studio | New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 65:03 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross | |||
| Producer | Gerry Teekens | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [1] |
Music and recording
editThe album was recorded in New York City on December 26, 1994.[2] The first track, "Belief", "starts out with some Charleston off beats before leading into a Messengers-type shuffle."[3]
The album was released in 2000.[3] Mehldau commented that "it captured all of us when we were right at the beginning of developing our own voices."[4] All members of the quintet went on to be successful jazz musicians.[4]
Track listing
edit- "Belief" (Leon Parker) – 6:50
- "Little Melonae I" (Jackie McLean) – 7:15
- "Phantasm" (Peter Bernstein) – 9:39
- "Afterglow" (Bernstein) – 5:49
- "Limbo" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:28
- "Consenting Adults" (Brad Mehldau) – 9:07
- "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 6:09
- "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:59
- "Little Melonae II" (McLean) – 6:43
Personnel
edit- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Mark Turner – tenor sax
- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- Larry Grenadier – bass
- Leon Parker – drums
References
edit- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1423. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "M.T.B.: Consenting Adults". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Hovan, C. Andrew (June 1, 2000) "M.T.B.: Consenting Adults". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ a b Parker, Chris (January 20, 2012) "Consenting Adults". BBC Music Magazine.