Give

Give, released in 2004 by The Bad Plus, is a piano trio album that continues the group's blend of modern jazz with rock and pop sensibilities. Featuring Ethan Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on bass, and David King on drums, the record balances tightly arranged originals and reinterpretations with high-energy rhythmic interplay, abrupt shifts in dynamics, and an emphasis on collective improvisation. The sound ranges from angular, percussive passages to lyrical moments, and highlights the band’s willingness to blur genre boundaries within an acoustic trio format.