Don't Explain is an album by jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.
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Background
Frahm and pianist Brad Mehldau had been friends since the age of 15.
Music and recording
The album was recorded in December 2001. The material consists of "six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition." "Mehldau, who functions as the entire rhythm section, alternates between being an accompanist, a soloist, and an equal part of the ensembles."
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the overall result as "a very beautiful but slightly soporific album."
Track listing
"Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:22
"Get Happy" (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) – 3:52
"Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:58
"Round Midnight No. 3" (Thelonious Monk/Cootie Williams/Bernie Hanighen) – 4:39
"Mother Nature's Son" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 5:43
"East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 5:03
"Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) – 5:32
"Away from Home" (Joel Frahm) – 5:33
"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin/John Turner) – 5:06
"Round Midnight No. 1" (Monk/Williams/Hanighen) – 7:35
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Personnel
Joel Frahm – tenor sax, soprano sax
Brad Mehldau – piano