Don't Explain (Joel Frahm album)

Don't Explain is an album by jazz saxophonist Joel Frahm.

Don't Explain
Studio album by Joel Frahm
Recorded	December 2001
Genre	Jazz
Label	Palmetto

Background

Frahm and pianist Brad Mehldau had been friends since the age of 15.^[1]

Music and recording

The album was recorded in December 2001.^[2] The material consists of "six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition."^[3] "Mehldau, who functions as the entire rhythm section, alternates between being an accompanist, a soloist, and an equal part of the ensembles."^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the overall result as "a very beautiful but slightly soporific album."^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Track listing

1. "Don't Explain"
2. "Get Happy"
3. "Oleo"
4. "Round Midnight"
5. "Mother Nature's Son"
6. "East of the Sun"
7. "Turnaround"
8. "Away from Home"
9. "Smile"
10. "Round Midnight"

Personnel

• Joel Frahm – tenor sax, soprano sax
• Brad Mehldau – piano

References

1. Yanow, Scott "Joel Frahm – Don't Explain" Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
3. Santella, Jim (January 13, 2004) "Joel Frahm: Don't Explain" Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. AllAboutJazz.