| The Bad Plus | ||||
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| Released | August 1, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | December 28, 2000 at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Fresh Sound New Talent | |||
| Producer | The Bad Plus | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
The Bad Plus (also known as Motel) is the eponymous first album released by The Bad Plus.
It contains covers of ABBA's "Knowing Me, Knowing You," Rodgers and Hart's 1934 classic "Blue Moon," and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." It was recorded on December 28, 2000, and released in 2001 on the Fresh Sound New Talent label.
The Bad Plus is an American jazz duo, formerly a trio, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, consisting of bassist Reid Anderson and drummer David King.
Suspicious Activity? is the fourth studio album by the American jazz band The Bad Plus. The band had previously garnered attention for covering well-known rock songs in an "acoustic power trio" style, but Suspicious Activity? includes only one cover version: the theme to the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. Instead, the album focuses on the band's original music, including the track "O.G. ," which is a tribute to the legendary jazz drummer Elvin Jones.
These Are the Vistas was the second studio album released by the jazz trio The Bad Plus, and the band's first album for a major label. The album was the listening public's first widespread opportunity to hear the band, which Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal called a "jazz power trio with a rock-and-roll heart." The album features several cover songs: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Blondie's "Heart of Glass," and Aphex Twin's "Flim". In November 2009, NPR's All Songs Considered selected the album as one of the 50 "most important" recordings of the decade.
Give is the third studio album released by The Bad Plus. It contains covers of Ornette Coleman's "Street Woman," The Pixies' "Velouria," and Black Sabbath's "Iron Man."
Reid Anderson is a bassist and composer from Minnesota. He is a member of The Bad Plus with pianist Orrin Evans and drummer Dave King. The original lineup of The Bad Plus first played together in 1989 and formally established the band in 2000. Anderson attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music.
Billy Hart is an American jazz drummer and educator.
Together Again is a 1977 studio album by singer Tony Bennett, accompanied by jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was originally issued on Bennett's own Improv Records label, which went out of business later that year, but was subsequently reissued on Concord.
Ethan Iverson is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King.
Prog is the fifth studio album recorded by American jazz trio The Bad Plus. Like previous Bad Plus recordings, Prog features several covers including "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, "Life on Mars?" by David Bowie, and "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. It was released on 8 May 2007 by Heads Up label to positive critical reception.
Falling in Love with Jazz is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1989, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Bob Cranshaw, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Jack DeJohnette with Branford Marsalis, Tommy Flanagan and Jeff Watts standing in on two tracks. The cover artwork was by Henri Matisse.
Clifford Brown with Strings is a 1955 studio album by trumpeter Clifford Brown.
Never Stop is the seventh studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus, released on September 14, 2010 by E1 Music label. This album is the first by the band to consist entirely of original compositions. The album consists of 10 original tracks written by bandmembers. A follow-up originals-only album, Never Stop II, was released in 2018.
The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark is a 1997 compilation album by jazz guitarist Grant Green, collecting together all the tracks from a series of albums he recorded with pianist Sonny Clark in 1961 and '62.
Like Cozy is an album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.
Bill McHenry is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the leader of the Bill McHenry Quartet and has released over a dozen albums under his own name, in addition to collaborating on many more.
The Bad Plus Joshua Redman is a 2015 album by jazz trio The Bad Plus and saxophonist Joshua Redman. The album was reviewed by seven critics on Metacritic and scored 84%, which means universal acclaim.
It's Hard is a 2016 studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus released by Okeh Records label. It is the group's twelfth studio album, and contains only covers. Allmusic selected it as one of their Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016.
My Romance is an album by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1998 and released on the HighNote label.
Live at Smalls is a live album by American jazz pianist Ethan Iverson's quartet. The band consisted of Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on double bass, Jeff Williams on drums, and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophone. The album was recorded on 8 February 2000 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City and released in 2000 by Fresh Sound New Talent label.
Activate Infinity is an album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus that was released by Edition on October 25, 2019. The album contains eight original compositions written by band members.
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