Brad Mehldau's 2003 album, 'Largo,' is a musical project seemingly targeted toward no specific genre, audience, or sound. It is largely incoherent and unmelodic. In some tracks, strange electronic sounds reverberate through the speakers, rendering the listener dehabilitated and confused. There is not one memorable line of melody, not one memorable song title, except maybe 'Dusty McNugget,' for obvious commercial reasons. The young jazz musician would do well to steer clear of this album. Though Mehldau's trio recording of 'Blackbird,' is a substantial and worthwhile piece of music, 'Largo,' drops the ball on the listeners' toes. Devout fans of Mehldau will gain a distorted sense of what music should sound like (coherent). As with the manic members of the Coltrane Club, too much consumption of this sort of music will convince you that it is good. It is easy to take advantage of foreigners who don't speak the mother tongue; They cannot pi...
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