The Bad Plus is a jazz trio from the United States, consisting of pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, originating from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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. Their album Never Stop was released in September 2010.
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.
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Podcasts:
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ALBUMS
- Inevitable Western released: 2014
- The Rite of Spring released: 2014
- Made Possible released: 2012
- Never Stop released: 2011
- For All I Care released: 2008
- Prog released: 2007
- Suspicious Activity? released: 2005
- Give released: 2004
- These Are the Vistas released: 2003
- The Bad Plus released: 2001
- 2009-04-25: The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA released:
- 2008-07-26: 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN, USA released:
- 2004-07-03: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada released:
- Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo released:
- 2003-11-23: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands released:
The Rite of Spring
Released 2014- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction
- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring
- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction
- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds
- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: Games of the Two Rival Tribes / Procession of the Sage
- First Part: Adoration of the Earth: The Sage / Dance of the Earth
- Second Part: The Sacrifice: Introduction
- Second Part: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circle of the Young Girls
- Second Part: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One
- Second Part: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors / Ritual Action of the Ancestors
- Second Part: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance
2004-07-03: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003-11-23: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Do Your Sums Die Like a Dog Play for Home
- Ethan Speaks
- And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation
- Ethan Speaks
- Everywhere You Turn
- Intermezzo
- Cheney Pinada
- Heart of Glass
- Ethan Speaks
- Laying a Strip for the Higher Self State Line
- Ethan Speaks
- Silence Is the Question
- Intermezzo
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
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For All I Care
by: Bad PlusCheer up, honey, I hope you can
There is something wrong with me
My mind is filled with silvery stars
Honey, kisses, clouds of fog
Shoulders shrugging off
Cheer up, honey, I hope you can
There is something wrong with me
My mind is fulled with radio cures
Electronic surgical words
Picking apples for the kings and queens
Of things I have never seen
Oh, distance has no way
Of making love understandable
Cheer up, honey, I hope you can
There is something wrong with me
My mind is filled with silvery stars
Honey, kisses, clouds of fog
Picking apples for the kings and queens
Of things I've never seen
Oh, distance has no way
Of making love understandable
Oh, distance has no way
Of making love understandable
Oh, distance has no way
Of making love understandable
Oh, distance has no way
Of making love understandable
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