Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two is a live album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in 1998.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Joel Roberts, states "It takes a certain nerve for a young jazz artist to subtitle an album Live at the Village Vanguard. The title evokes some mighty powerful spirits from the jazz pantheon. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins. Bill Evans. Joe Henderson. But pianist Brad Mehldau is more than up to this daunting challenge... he has made a stunning album of exploratory jazz that holds its own with the great "Live at the Village Vanguard" recordings of the past".
Track listing
"It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 12:39
"Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) - 13:07
"Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:09
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 12:33
"Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 10:52
"Countdown" (John Coltrane) - 12:40
Personnel
Musicians
Brad Mehldau - Piano
Larry Grenadier - Bass
Jorge Rossy - Drums
Production
Matt Pierson – producer
James Farber – engineer
Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering) Dana Watson – production coordination Rey International – art direction, design Larry Fink – photography