Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (Jazz version by The Bad Plus) – 2014

The Bad Plus gained notoriety beginning some 14 years ago as a jazz-piano trio that preferred Pixies and Black Sabbath to standards. They�ve also produced a strong book of knotty originals (favorite title: �Cheney Pi�ata�). Now, they take on Igor Stravinsky and his 1913 world-shaker iconic orchestral work, �The Rite of Spring,� which they performed at the ICA last February. It�s a tour de force. The work�s relentless, odd-accented, propulsive rhythms are a perfect fit for this band. But what�s most impressive here is the attention to detail and dynamics, especially pianist Ethan Iverson�s precise articulation, revealing the dulcimer-like Russian folk ditties laced through the piece amid the keyboard-slamming climaxes. That�s not to take away from the arrangement as a whole, which condenses a large orchestra down to three (with a couple of small overdubs). Bassist Reid Anderson renders fiendishly tricky melodies with upper-register pizzicato. And drummer David King, an uninhibited basher, shows textbook control in his cymbal crescendos. This stripped-down �Rite� offers another way to hear the piece, and another understanding of why it�s remained new.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

The Rite of Spring (1913) reworked for jazz-trio by The Bad Plus
First Part: Adoration of the Earth
01. Introduction
02. The Augurs of Spring
03. Ritual of Abduction
04. Spring Rounds
05. Games of the Two Rival Tribes / Procession of the Sage
06. The Sage / Dance of the Earth
Second Part: The Sacrifice
07. Introduction
08. Mystic Circle of the Young Girls
09. Glorification of the Chosen One
10. Evocation of the Ancestors / Ritual Action of the Ancestors
11. Sacrificial Dance

ETHAN IVERSON – PIANO
REID ANDERSON – BASS
DAVID KING – DRUMS

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