On June 8, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Elegiac Cycle”, the tenth Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in February 1999, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Mehldau and Michael Davenport.

Personnel:

• Brad Mehldau- piano, liner notes
• Bernie Kirsch – recording
• Alisha Chamberlain – engineer assistant
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
• John Clark – photography
• Michael Davenport – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau

1. Bard
2. Resignation
3. Memory’s Tricks
4. Elegy for William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg
5. Lament for Linus
6. Trailer Park Ghost
7. Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)
8. Rückblick
9. The Bard Returns