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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I saw the Bad Plus at the North Sea Jazz festival, where they were previewing songs from this album. When they introduced Wendy Lewis three or four songs into their set there were people - presumably those who didn't want to hear a singer - leaving. All I can say is that they missed out. The music on this album was incredible in a live setting and everything that made it special then is still there in the recorded versions.
It would be difficult to pick out any tracks for individual praise if it weren't for the staggering quality of Comfortably Numb. In July they got a long (several minutes) standing ovation, and listening to it on the record practically makes me want to applaud my stereo all over again.
Generally I prefer instrumental to vocal jazz, but this is on a whole new level. The Bad Plus have made a reputation from re-interpreting well-known songs and it was only a matter of time before they tried adding vocals to the mix. It works.
It would be difficult to pick out any tracks for individual praise if it weren't for the staggering quality of Comfortably Numb. In July they got a long (several minutes) standing ovation, and listening to it on the record practically makes me want to applaud my stereo all over again.
Generally I prefer instrumental to vocal jazz, but this is on a whole new level. The Bad Plus have made a reputation from re-interpreting well-known songs and it was only a matter of time before they tried adding vocals to the mix. It works.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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From Stravinsky to Wilco via Ligeti, Heart, Nirvana and Pink Floyd this disc is wonderful - even down to the care and thought given to the editing, playing order and, even, pauses between tracks (to give you time for the next rush of emotion) this is wonderful stuff.
I've been a fan since I first saw them live in 2004 and have now heard them play four times but this is just stunning - a fourth dimension.
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I've been a fan since I first saw them live in 2004 and have now heard them play four times but this is just stunning - a fourth dimension.
What next?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The US jazz trio plus vocalist take on a whole host of covers, mainly from a rock background, and including songs by Yes, Pink Floyd, Wilco, Heart and even the Bee Gees.
And it works very well indeed. If you're used to the originals, these versions are something of a shock, but this difference makes them interesting and original.
And it works very well indeed. If you're used to the originals, these versions are something of a shock, but this difference makes them interesting and original.
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If the words...jazz piano and female depressing vocalist cover Nirvana strikes terror into your heart, then be afraid.....VERY afraid. Read more
Published 10 months ago by 70s
New direction...and how!
The foray into the vocal dimension is a remarkable success. Wendy Lewis's relatively mainstream indie vocals complement the off beat instrumental style so familiar to Bad Plus... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2009 by David Bowen
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