The Bad Plus Joshua Redman cover

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman

Released

People often fear jazz because they fear that the improvisers are thinking and feeling things beyond everyday comprehension, which is not generally the case. An album like this one helps make clear that jazz musicians just want a little room and they don’t want the record exec complaining about hits but they don’t want anything different than you and me. With saxophonist Joshua Redman helping out, the original Bad Plus line up (Reid, King, Iverson) makes a steady, beautiful space for listening and sitting with the feeling of the moment. These are sturdy melodies and supple time-keeping, and lots of room for a human being to catch it all.

Sasha Frere-Jones

Recommended by

Suggestions
Quartets cover

Quartets

Charles Lloyd
In the Spirit of Ntu cover

In the Spirit of Ntu

Nduduzo Makhathini
D’agala cover

D’agala

Sylvie Courvoisier
The Well cover

The Well

Tord Gustavsen Quartet
Mise en Abîme cover

Mise en Abîme

Steve Lehman Octet
Highway Rider cover

Highway Rider

Brad Mehldau
We Three: Three for All cover

We Three: Three for All

Steve Swallow, We3, Adam Nussbaum, David Liebman