The Bad Plus are a jazz trio from the United States
, consisting of pianist
Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson,
and drummer Dave King, originating out of
Minneapolis, MN.
History
Iverson, Anderson and King first played together in
1989 but established The Bad Plus in
2000. The band recorded their first album, a
self-titled effort released on
Fresh
Sound, after playing only three gigs together. A live
performance at the
Village Vanguard
was heard by
Columbia Records
representative Yves Beauvais, and the band was signed to Columbia
in
2002. Their major label debut album,
These Are the Vistas,
was released in
2003. This was followed by
Give in
2004 and
Suspicious
Activity? in
2005. After parting ways
with Columbia, the group signed to Heads Up Records (a division of
Telarc), and released the album
Prog in
2007. In early
Spring of
2008 they finished recording their
next studio album,
For All I
Care, which features vocalist Wendy Lewis. It was released
in autumn 2008 in Europe and in spring 2009 in the US.
Anderson
and King are originally from Minnesota
, and Iverson is from neighboring Wisconsin
.
King is also part of the Minnesota-based groups
Love-Cars;
Halloween,
Alaska; and
Happy Apple. However, he
has said that he is only in three working bands because Halloween,
Alaska is more of a studio band.
The trio's music combines elements of modern
Avant-garde jazz with
rock and
pop influences.
The band have recorded versions of songs by
Nirvana,
Aphex
Twin,
Blondie,
Ornette Coleman,
Pixies,
Rush,
Tears for Fears,
Neil
Young,
David Bowie,
Yes,
Interpol, and
Black Sabbath.
Blunt Object: Live
in Tokyo includes a
cover of
Queen's "
We Are the Champions" along with the
jazz standard "
My Funny
Valentine".
Suspicious Activity? contains a cover of
the theme from "
Chariots of Fire",
while a version of "
Karma Police" by
Radiohead appeared on the 2006 album
Exit Music: Songs
with Radio Heads. The band has said that they changed
their sound a little bit for their sixth album,
For All I
Care.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
- Authorized Bootleg: New York 12/16/01 (2002)
- Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo (2005)
Other contributions
References
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