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Music Review: 'Give' from The Bad Plus

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published May 17, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Give (Columbia) the latest by the trio The Bad Plus.

Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Currently he reviews for The Audio Beat and Point of Departure.

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