Give (The Bad Plus album)
2004 studio album by The Bad Plus
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Give is the third studio album released by The Bad Plus. It contains covers of Ornette Coleman's "Street Woman," The Pixies' "Velouria," and Black Sabbath's "Iron Man." The recording of "Knowing Me, Knowing You" on the European release is not the same as the one that appeared on The Bad Plus album.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 2003 at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:23 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | Tchad Blake, The Bad Plus | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | (5.6/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1979 Semi-Finalist" | David King | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Cheney Piñata" | Ethan Iverson | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Street Woman" | Ornette Coleman | 3:58 |
| 4. | "And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation" | Reid Anderson | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Frog and Toad" | King | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Velouria" | Charles Thompson | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Layin' a Strip For the Higher-Self State Line" | King | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Do Your Sums/Die Like a Dog/Play For Home" | Iverson | 5:05 |
| 9. | "Dirty Blonde" | Anderson | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Neptune (The Planet)" | Anderson | 5:30 |
| 11. | "Iron Man" | Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | 6:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus | 4:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Every Breath You Take" | Sting | 6:33 |
