Album: The Bad Plus: These Are the Vistas
Composition: An enjoyable and proficient modern jazz album. It doesn’t have the smoothness and welcome familiarity of classic jazz but does not misstep into overly eccentric avant-garde jazz that tries too hard to be different.
Performance: Well executed.
Lyrics: None; the spatially perplexing title not withstanding.
Impact on the music world: I would think that this propelled jazz into a “relevant” space for an audience they was not ready to engage older jazz. A helpful addition.
Timeless or rooted in the decade: I lean toward timelessness for this album. I’m not sure how the landscape of jazz will change in the coming decades but this sounds like a chapter in the book of jazz history.
