Bad Plus Joshua Redman

Bad Plus Joshua Redman

• REDMAN JOSHUA
• THE BAD PLUS
• INTERNATIONAL
• MUSIC

"The Bad Plus (plus one) roared as if a quartet were always lying just beneath its surface." €"Los Angeles Times<br /><br /><div>In 2011, <strong>The Bad Plus</strong> invited saxophonist <strong>Joshua Redman</strong> to join them for a week of enthusiastically received performances at the Blue Note in New York City. They then played a handful of dates before heading into the studio in 2014 to record their debut album, <strong><em>The Bad Plus Joshua Redman</em></strong>, which Nonesuch releases on May 26, 2015. Seven of the nine tracks on <em>The Bad Plus Joshua Redman </em>are new compositions by the quartet members who, in addition to <strong>Reid Anderson</strong> and Redman, include The Bad Plus pianist <strong>Ethan Iverson</strong> and drummer <strong>David King</strong>. The other two songs on the album, "Dirty Blonde" and "Silence Is the Question," are new arrangements of Bad Plus favorites.<br /><br />Of a recent show in Great Barrington, MA, Albany€sMetrolandsaid, "The newly christened Bad Plus Joshua Redman took the stage €¦ and proceeded to raise the roof. In a word, the music the quartet produces is sublime. More than that, it's as though Redman is the long-lost fourth member of the group, just waiting to be snapped snugly into place."<br /><br />"On the live gigs, Josh plays magnificent, long tenor solos which are very much in the jazz tradition," said Iverson. "That€s obviously not the focus when we play as The Bad Plus. It€s fun to for us to enjoy that extended blowing territory, especially with someone as great as Josh. On the album, however, there is still a focus on composition."<br /><br />Anderson told Minneapolis€ <em>Star Tribune</em>: "Josh is a professional of the highest order. He came in knowing our music to the point of memorizing it, with great, positive energy."<br /><br />Redman adds, "Playing with The Bad Plus has allowed me to explore a part of my playing, and my musical heritage, that I€ve never before accessed in quite the same way with any other group. The adventure with The Bad Plus pushes me toward the fringes and draws me into the core."</div>