The Elan Mehler Quartet

A towering if as yet little-known talent, Elan has a compositional touch and style that has seen his work declared reminiscent of greats from Bill Evans to Claude Debussy. This is contemporary music recorded wholly live and in the best traditions of jazz and improvisation, the antithesis to the uber produced music around right now.

Scheme For Thought is a particularly special affair: intimate, elevated and beautiful. It's a rarity to savour, right from the opening strains of the lullaby-like Little Lost to the closing track, a version of Elvis Presley Blues, a classic from the First Lady of alt. country, Gillian Welch, taken to new territory by Elan and his Quartet.

Elan Mehler Quartet, black and white
From left to right: Andrew Zimmerman, Tod Hedrick, Elan Mehler and David Moore

Scheme for Thought

(Sept. 2007)

  1. Little Lost
  2. Christina's Song
  3. Scheme for Thought
  4. Pale 45's
  5. Muse Suite
  6. Vals
  7. Auntie-Biotics
  8. Ruby D
  9. Head Trick
  10. Elvis Presley Blues

All songs (except Elvis Presley Blues) written by Elan Mehler & published by Elan Mehler Music (BMI) Recorded & mixed by Marc Urselli at East Side Sound Studio, Manhattan. Mastered by John Davis at Alchemy, London. Elvis Presley Blues By Gillian Welch/David Rawlings © 2001 Irving Music Inc./Say Uncle Music (BMI) & Cracklin' Music (BMI)

 

 

 

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