Brad Mehldau Announces New Elliott Smith Covers Album Featuring Daniel Rossen: Hear Two Tracks

The late Elliott Smith’s songs moved a whole lot of people, and they continue to pop up in unexpected places. This summer, we’ll get an album of Smith covers from the Florida-born pianist and composer Brad Mehldau, a fixture in the jazz world. Mehldau performed with Smith a few times when they both sat in with Jon Brion at Largo, the famous LA music and comedy club where Brion once had a residency. Mehldau has dedicated his new LP Ride Into The Sun to Smith’s music, and he’s recorded ...

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