These Are the Vistas
| These Are the Vistas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 11, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Real World Studios, September 30, 2002 - October 5, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tchad Blake, The Bad Plus | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
These Are the Vistas is the second studio album by the jazz trio The Bad Plus, and the band's first album for a major label (Columbia Records). The album was the listening public's first widespread opportunity to hear the band, which Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal called a "jazz power trio with a rock-and-roll heart." The album features three cover songs: Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Blondie's "Heart of Glass," and Aphex Twin's "Flim". In November 2009, NPR's All Songs Considered selected the album as one of the 50 "most important" recordings of the decade.