Mehldau wrote three songs, while Metheny wrote the rest. "Unrequited" appeared on Mehldau's album,
Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. III (1998). Metheny's "Say the Brother's Name" is from
I Can See Your House from Here (1994), an album he made with guitarist
John Scofield. "Ahmid-6" was recorded by
Bob Berg on his album
Riddles (1994) .
Metheny Mehldau includes tracks from recording sessions that occurred in December, 2005. A second disc,
Metheny Mehldau Quartet, was released in 2007 and contains more quartet and duet tracks from the same sessions. ==Track listing==