Reid Anderson (born 15 October 1970) is a bassist and composer from

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. He is a member of

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with drummer Dave King, saxophonist

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, and guitarist

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. The original lineup of The Bad Plus first played together in 1989 and formally established the band in 2000. Anderson attended the

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and graduated from the

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Discography

As leader

* ''Dirty Show Tunes'' (

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, 1997) * ''Abolish Bad Architecture'' (Fresh Sound, 1999) * ''The Vastness of Space'' (Fresh Sound, 2000) With

* ''

'' (Fresh Sound, 2001) * '' These Are the Vistas'' (Columbia, 2003) * '' Give'' (Columbia, 2004) * ''Blunt Object: Live in Tokyo'' (Sony, 2005) * '' Suspicious Activity?'' (Columbia, 2005) * ''

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'' (Heads Up, 2007) * '' For All I Care'' (Heads Up, 2009) * '' Never Stop'' (eOne/EmArcy, 2010) * '' Made Possible'' (eOne, 2012) * ''

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'' (Masterworks, 2014) * ''

Inevitable Western ''Inevitable Western'' is a 2014 album by jazz trio The Bad Plus. It is the group's tenth studio album and it only contains original compositions. The rear CD insert features a photo of "Big Tex", the marketing icon of the State Fair of Texas. R ...

'' (Okeh, 2014) * ''

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'' (Nonesuch, 2015) * ''

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'' (Okeh, 2016) * ''

Never Stop II ''Never Stop II'' is the thirteenth studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus, released on January 19, 2018 by Legbreaker Records label. Background This album is the first album with pianist Orrin Evans who replaced Ethan Iverson. The a ...

'' (Legbreaker, 2018) * ''

Activate Infinity ''Activate Infinity'' is an album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus that was released by Edition on October 25, 2019. The album contains eight original compositions written by band members. Reception Thom Jurek in his review for AllMusic stated ...

'' (Edition, 2019) * ''The Bad Plus.'' (Edition, 2022) With David King and

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* '' Golden Valley Is Now'' (Intakt, 2019)

As sideman

With

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

* ''Construction Zone (Originals)'' (Fresh Sound, 1998) * ''Deconstruction Zone (Standards)'' (Fresh Sound, 1998) * ''The Minor Passions'' (Fresh Sound, 1999) * ''

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'' (Fresh Sound, 2000) With

Bill McHenry Bill McHenry (born 1972) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the leader of the Bill McHenry Quartet and has released over a dozen albums under his own name, in addition to collaborating on many more. Early life McHenry was born i ...

* ''Graphic'' (Fresh Sound, 1999) * ''Bill McHenry Quartet featuring Paul Motian'' (Fresh Sound, 2003) * ''Roses'' (Sunnyside, 2007) * ''Ghosts of the Sun'' (Sunnyside, 2011) With others * Jeff Ballard, ''Fairgrounds'' (Edition, 2019) *

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, ''German Songs'' (Minor Music, 1996) *

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, '' The Goldberg Variations'' (Winter & Winter 2000) * Bill Carrothers, ''The Electric Bill'' (Dreyfus, 2002) * Gerald Cleaver, ''Adjust'' (Fresh Sound, 2001) *

Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded nine stu ...

, ''In the Mind of Jamie Cullum'' (District 6, 2007) *

Orrin Evans Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University ...

, ''Listen to the Band'' (Criss Cross, 1999) *

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...

, ''Songs Without Words'' (2001) *

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, ''Brand New Day'' (Palmetto, 2015) * Orange Then Blue, ''Hold the Elevator'' (GM, 1999) * Mark Turner, '' Dharma Days'' (Warner Bros., 2001) *

Patrick Zimmerli Patrick Zimmerli (born July 23, 1968) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, and record producer. His work has been performed at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London and Salle Pleyel in Paris, as well as at ...

, ''Twelve Sacred Dances'' (Arabesque, 1998)

References

External links

All About Jazz: Reid Anderson Live at the C Note

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