Consenting Adults is an album by MTB, a quintet consisting of Brad Mehldau (piano), Mark Turner (tenor sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Leon Parker (drums).
Music and recording The album was recorded in New York City on December 26, 1994."M.T.B.: Consenting Adults". Criss Cross Jazz. Retrieved December 3, 2016. The first track, "Belief", "starts out with some Charleston off beats before leading into a Messengers-type shuffle."
The album was released in 2000.Hovan, C. Andrew (June 1, 2000) "M.T.B.: Consenting Adults". AllAboutJazz. Mehldau commented that "it captured all of us when we were right at the beginning of developing our own voices."Parker, Chris (January 20, 2012) "Consenting Adults". BBC Music Magazine. All members of the quintet went on to be successful jazz musicians.
Track listing "Belief" (Leon Parker) – 6:50 "Little Melonae I" (Jackie McLean) – 7:15 "Phantasm" (Peter Bernstein) – 9:39 "Afterglow" (Bernstein) – 5:49 "Limbo" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:28 "Consenting Adults" (Brad Mehldau) – 9:07 "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 6:09 "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:59 "Little Melonae II" (McLean) – 6:43
Personnel Brad Mehldau – piano Mark Turner – tenor sax Peter Bernstein – guitar Larry Grenadier – bass Leon Parker – drums
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