Made Possible
Studio album by
The Bad Plus
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
RecordedNovember 2011[1]
StudioClubhouse
GenreJazz
Length57:46
LabelE1 Music
ProducerThe Bad Plus
The Bad Plus chronology
Never Stop
(2010)		 Made Possible
(2012)		 The Rite of Spring
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Arts Desk[4]
Exclaim!5/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]

Made Possible is a 2012 studio album by American jazz trio The Bad Plus released by E1 Music. It is the group's eighth studio album. Made Possible is the first album by The Bad Plus to feature electronic instruments.[8]

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek stated, "Made Possible finds the Bad Plus openly wrestling with the complex interrelationship between rhythm, harmony, and improvisation (individual and collective). It offers a more inviting aural view of the group confronting these questions, and the historic weight and imposing boundaries associated with "the piano trio" in jazz. Rather than try to simply find answers, the Bad Plus engage the listener in the process of asking more questions about music itself."[3] The Guardian's John Fordham wrote, "Made Possible is at once vintage Bad Plus in its striking themes, nonchalant time-bends and full-on collective improv, and proof of this awesome ensemble's continuing evolution. All the tracks are originals, apart from the late drummer Paul Motian's poignant Victoria, and there's some limited, but telling, use of electronics."[6]

John Garratt of PopMatters added, "Many a pundit will still allow themselves to become wet hens in the presence of a Blad Plus album, and that's just very unfortunate. Taken at face value, Made Possible is as great as anything else they've done...and they've done quite a bit."[7] Exclaim!'s Daniel Sylvester wrote, "Although Ethan Iverson's piano remains as dazzling as ever and the rhythm section still challenges jazz's stuffy leanings, the Bad Plus can't help but feel gimmicky and out of their element on Made Possible. This is a far cry from their limitless origins."[5] Thomas Conred of JazzTimes noted, "They are still loud and inappropriate. They are still impulsive and obnoxious and irresistible as street urchins. And they have found some fresh ways to be all these things. The tunes are new, original and ambitious, and incorporate occasional synthesizers and electronic drums."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pound for Pound"Reid Anderson6:10
2."Seven Minute Mind"Anderson5:37
3."Re-Elect That"Ethan Iverson6:25
4."Wolf Out"David King6:06
5."Sing for a Silver Dollar"Iverson5:42
6."For My Eyes Only"King5:21
7."I Want to Feel Good, Pt. 2"King3:56
8."In Stitches"Anderson14:11
9."Victoria"Paul Motian4:18
Total length:57:46

Personnel

Band

Technical

References

  1. ↑ "The Bad Plus - Made Possible". Discogs. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Made Possible by The Bad Plus". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Made Possible". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  4. ↑ Quinn, Peter (18 October 2012). "CD: The Bad Plus - Made Possible | The Arts Desk". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 Sylvester, Daniel (Sep 25, 2012). "The Bad Plus Made Possible". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 Fordham, John (18 October 2012). "The Bad Plus: Made Possible – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 Garratt, John (29 October 2012). "The Bad Plus: Made Possible". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Eyles, John (2012-10-31). "The Bad Plus Made Possible Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  9. ↑ Conrad, Thomas (17 December 2012). "The Bad Plus: Made Possible". JazzTimes. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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