Watch Jazz Pianist Brad Mehldau Cover Elliott Smith’s “Colorbars” On Kimmel

Later this month, the jazz pianist Brad Mehldau will release his new album Ride Into The Sun, his tribute to the late Elliott Smith. On the LP, Mehldau covers 10 Elliott Smith songs, as well as tracks from Big Star and Nick Drake, and he also includes a few original tracks inspired by Smith. Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen appears on some songs from the LP. We already posted Mehldau’s versions of “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” and “Better Be Quiet Now.” On Monday night, Mehldau was the musical...

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