A band well known for their fearless re-arrangements of pop classics into unpredictable jazz explorations, The Bad Plus has earned a reputation as iconoclasts. An acquired taste to many, refreshingly outrageous to others, The Bad Plus-Reid Anderson on bass, Ethan Iverson on piano, and David King on drums, have released a highly original body of work over the last fifteen years. The fearless free-spirited demolition of expected chord structure and melody into something completely unexpected is a Bad Plus trademark.
The Bad Plus is well known for their fearless demolitions of pop classics such as "Chariots of Fire" as well as reverential performances of numbers such as "New Year's Day". The band visited Omaha in 2013 with a concert that included a performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
However on the new recording, Inevitable Western, the trio settles in for a program of all original tunes, delivered in a freewheeling, no hands barred style that is essentially the Bad Plus.
Highlights of the new recording include "Epistolary Echoes", a selection driven by Iverson's strident, forceful piano and the volcanic drums of King's drums; "Gold Prisms Incorporated" features the trio exploring shifting percussive foundations that recall the work done by Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter in the Miles Davis 1960's quintet. The title track, “Inevitable Western” is by contrast a spotlight for Iverson's impeccable piano artistry. On “Do It Again” Reid Anderson’s melody points the way forward for the bands shifting rhythmic foundation.
Bad Plus fans will not be disappointed by this addition to the band's recorded works.
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