The Bad Plus, by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, David King

The Bad Plus

by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, David King

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atom-box Compared to later versions of these songs, the deviancy is +10% here. Tempo is faster. And King's drumming more uhhinged.

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1.	Knowing Me Knowing You 05:46	buy track
2.	Blue Moon 03:04	buy track
3.	1972 Bronze Medalist 05:10	buy track
4.	The Breakout 05:23	buy track
5.	Smells Like Teen Spirit 06:35	buy track
6.	Labyrinth 05:14	buy track
7.	Scurry 05:24	buy track
8.	Love Is The Answer 08:22	buy track

about

"The three of us share the bond of growing up in the American Midwest as well as having some of our earliest, most formative musical experiences together. Though separated geographically these days (Reid and Ethan in New York, David in Minneapolis) we have remained fans of each other's music. We formed The Bad Plus out of this mutual admiration and a desire to fuse our individual aesthetics into a collective whole. Our agenda is one of passionate irreverence and we take on whatever music we please. Whether it is modern rock, disco, jazz standards or our own compositions we are happy to re-invent and deconstruct it.

Our first recording, The Bad Plus, was released in the Summer of 2001 on the Fresh Sound New Talent label. In addition to our own compositions, this CD includes wrecking ball interpretations of Abba, Nirvana and Rogers & Hart. We have recently added flux capacitor versions of Blondie, Bach and Aphex Twin to our live shows. We are currently playing as loudly and as softly as we can."

—The Bad Plus (Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson & David King)

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released May 26, 2023

The Bad Plus are:
Ethan Iverson (piano), Reid Anderson (bass), David King (drums).
Recorded at Creation Audio in Minneapolis, on December 28, 2000

Sound engineer: Steve Weiss
Mixed by Zeke Zima at Lunchbox Studio, Brooklyn
Mastering: Jim May at Trail Mix, Minneapolis
Phography, artwork & design: David King
Band photos by Laura King
Liner notes: Ethan Iverson

Produced by "The Bad Plus"
Executive producer: Jordi Pujol

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