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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. [1]
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. [2]
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