Beyond This Place (album)

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Beyond This Place
Beyond This Place cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)
RecordedFebruary 25 & 26, 2023
StudioMidi Studio Live
Genre Jazz
Length52:49
Label Artwork Records ARTR007CD
Producer Jean-Philippe Allard
Kenny Barron chronology
The Source
(2023)
Beyond This Place
(2024)

Beyond This Place is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron. The record was released by Artwork Records on 10 May 2024. [1] The album was recorded together with saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa, and drummer Johnathan Blake. The album contains both jazz standards and originals written by bandmembers.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Jazzwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Tom Hull A– [5]

Michael Ullman of The Arts Fuse wrote, "Barron is celebrating his eightieth birthday with a new album... I get the feeling that Barron is what you would call a chameleonic pianist: he can sound anyway he wants. Barron's had a career of over sixty years, and he continues to enthrall." [6] John White of Jazz Journal stated, "Barron demonstrates his continuing mastery of all jazz styles and idioms." [7] Pierre Giroux of All About Jazz commented, "The album is a testament to jazz's boundless creativity and spirit of exploration." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Nearness of You" Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington 6:35
2."Scratch"Kenny Barron5:35
3."Innocence"Kenny Barron8:18
4."Blues on Stratford Road"Johnathan Blake6:41
5."Tragic Magic"Kenny Barron5:36
6."Beyond This Place"Kenny Barron5:05
7."Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg 3:15
8."Sunset"Kenny Barron7:10
9."We See" Thelonious Monk 4:34
Total length:52:49

Personnel

References

  1. "Beyond This Place - Kenny Barron | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Giroux, Pierre (June 10, 2024). "Kenny Barron: Beyond This Place album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. Hobart, Mike (May 22, 2024). "Kenny Barron: Beyond This Place album review — svelte and urbane jazz". Financial Times . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. Fordham, John (2024). "Kenny Barron: Beyond this Place". Jazzwise . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. Ullman, Michael (August 30, 2024). "Jazz Album Review: Kenny Barron's "Beyond This Place" - As Enthralling as Ever - The Arts Fuse". The Arts Fuse . Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. White, John (July 24, 2024). "Kenny Barron: Beyond This Place". Jazz Journal . Retrieved September 2, 2024.