Beyond This Place (album)
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| Beyond This Place | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | February 25 & 26, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Midi Studio Live | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:49 | |||
| Label | Artwork Records ARTR007CD | |||
| Producer | Jean-Philippe Allard | |||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| Financial Times | [3] |
| Jazzwise | [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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 6:35 |
| 2. | "Scratch" | Kenny Barron | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Innocence" | Kenny Barron | 8:18 |
| 4. | "Blues on Stratford Road" | Johnathan Blake | 6:41 |
| 5. | "Tragic Magic" | Kenny Barron | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Beyond This Place" | Kenny Barron | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Sunset" | Kenny Barron | 7:10 |
| 9. | "We See" | Thelonious Monk | 4:34 |
| Total length: | 52:49 | ||
