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David King - The Bad Plus

Piano trio The Bad Plus ruffle feathers in the jazz world – and drummer David King is Chief Ruffler.

Ever since the Minneapolis-based band unveiled their unfathomable hybrid of jazz, indie, rock and experimental with 2001's eponymous debut, David King's outrageous style has turned heads. Within a single bar, King will morph from the archetypal swing drummer – holding the groove with minimum effort – into a sort of jazz Keith Moon: rolling around the kit, crashing, thumping and generally going ape.

His playing is boisterous yet technical, ingenious (King often employs toy instruments in his solos) and, most heroically of all, sticks two fingers up at the often staid jazz purist dogma. Oh, and he's a great writer too: check King-penned Plus tunes Thrift Store Jewellery and Anthem For The Earnest for proof.

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Recommended listening

These Are The Vistas - The Bad Plus (Columbia) Buy here: Amazon | HMV | Play
Youth Oriented - Happy Apple (Sunny Side) Buy here: Amazon | HMV | Play

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