The Bad Plus Joshua Redman

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman is a 2015 album by jazz trio The Bad Plus and saxophonist Joshua Redman.[9][10] The album was reviewed by seven critics on Metacritic and scored 84%, which means universal acclaim.

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
Studio album by
The Bad Plus and Joshua Redman
ReleasedMay 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
StudioBrooklyn Recording, NYC
GenreJazz
Length59:14
LabelNonesuch Records
ProducerThe Bad Plus, Joshua Redman
The Bad Plus chronology
Inevitable Western
(2014)		 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
(2015)		 It's Hard
(2016)
Joshua Redman chronology
Trios Live
(2014)		 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
(2015)		 Nearness
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Australian[3]
Daily Telegraph[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Guardian[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]

Background

The record is the group's eleventh studio album and the first one in collaboration with Joshua Redman. It only contains original compositions, except for "Dirty Blonde" and "Silence is the Question" which already appeared on previous albums.

Reception

Evan Haga of JazzTimes wrote " The album includes nine tracks, including two compositions apiece by Redman and pianist Ethan Iverson, four by bassist Reid Anderson (including two pieces previously recorded by TBP) and one by drummer Dave King. There are none of TBP’s calling-card deconstructions of pop hits, and you don’t miss them; the original music is excellent and wide-ranging and deftly arranged, in a way that underscores both the trio’s affinity for composition and the fresher, more noticeably improvised terrain that Redman’s presence opens up".[11] Nate Chinen of The New York Times mentioned, "As a chemistry experiment, the album is a knockout."[12]

Michael Ullman of The Arts Fuse wrote "One of the longest lasting small groups in jazz, The Bad Plus is also one of the most creatively satisfying. With the galvanic addition of Redman, the ensemble is now made up of four intense virtuosos whose musical intelligence is as impeccable as their instrumental chops. They write exquisitely crafted originals in a startling range of styles. Sometimes they do the seemingly impossible (their “Rite of Spring”) or indulge in re-workings of Pink Floyd".[13]

Jon Garelick of The Boston Globe mentioned "Having covered Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” and, most recently, Ornette Coleman’s epochal “Science Fiction,” piano trio the Bad Plus returns to its own intricate explorations of song form and improvisation".[14] Mike Hobart of Financial Times commented, "Here, saxophonist Joshua Redman adds much-needed heft and brings the best out of drummer Dave King and pianist Ethan Iverson, transforming a somewhat derivative repertoire into an appealing personal statement."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As This Moment Slips Away"Anderson6:55
2."Beauty Has It Hard"King7:03
3."County Seat"Iverson3:06
4."The Mending"Redman4:13
5."Dirty Blonde"Anderson5:35
6."Faith Through Error"Iverson3:21
7."Lack the Faith But Not the Wine"Anderson7:16
8."Friend or Foe"Redman8:39
9."Silence Is the Question"Anderson13:30
Total length:59:14

Personnel
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References
  1. "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. Collar, Matt. "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. McBeath, John (August 1, 2015). "Reviews: Nina Revisited, Bad Plus/Redman, Musgraves, Gurrumul". The Australian. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. Chilton, Martin (30 December 2015). "22 THE BAD AND JOSHUA REDMAN: THE BAD PLUS JOSHUA REDMAN (NONESUCH)". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. Spenceley, Haydon (June 9, 2015). "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. Hobart, Mike (5 June 2015). "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. Fordham, John (4 June 2015). "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman review – challenging, imaginative collaboration". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. LAYMAN, WILL (3 August 2015). "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. "The Bad Plus : Home". thebadplus.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  10. "First Listen: Joshua Redman & The Bad Plus, 'The Bad Plus Joshua Redman'". npr.org. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  11. Haga, Evan (16 July 2015). "The Bad Plus Joshua Redman: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman". JazzTimes. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. Chinen, Nate (25 May 2015). "Review: Joshua Redman Joins the Bad Plus in a Chemistry Experiment". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. Ullman, Michael (October 28, 2015). "Fuse Jazz Review: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman—Making Beauty Easily". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  14. Garelick, Jon (26 May 2015). "Joshua Redman and the Bad Plus, 'The Bad Plus Joshua Redman'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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