''Beyond'' is a 2000 studio album by American jazz saxophonist

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released through

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Background

"Just as always, the music here is performed with honest expression," Redman notes. "I'm not deliberately trying to write material that's difficult to play.... There's a balance between complexity and simplicity, between formal sophistication and emotional directness."

Reception

John Murph of ''

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'' wrote "With all the extracurricular glamour that surrounds Joshua Redman, sometimes it's hard to focus on Redman the jazz musician, rather than Redman the ubiquitous, fashion-conscious celebrity. Redman's latest album, Beyond, doesn't depart sonically from his previous works, its compositional zeal suggests he's indeed on his way to living up to all the hype." David Adler of ''

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'' added "Although it is probably Redman's finest album to date, Beyond still doesn't rise to the level of true greatness in the field of composition. It would be hard for even a genius to measure up to the industry hype that has surrounded Redman for nearly a decade. But this makes it even more essential that critics evaluate Redman's work just as they would that of any other brilliant and hard-working, yet far more obscure, figure on the scene. This is not to take anything away from Redman, but rather to keep matters in their proper perspective." Geoffrey Himes of ''

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'' commented "Because Redman is working with familiar partners and because he has thought these pieces through, they boast a logical, cohesive development that few modern jazz recordings can match." Jeff Simon of ''

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'' stated, "''Beyond'', in fact, may be the best record yet by Joshua Redman."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *Joshua Redman –

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by ...

and

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

Saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

* Mark Turner - tenor sax (track 4) *

Aaron Goldberg Aaron Goldberg (born April 30, 1974), is an American jazz pianist. Described by ''The New York Times'' as a "post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range," Goldberg has released five albums as a solo artist and has performed and collaborated wi ...

– piano *

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– bass * Gregory Hutchinson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Production *Joshua Redman – producer *James Farber – associate producer, engineer *Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering) *ndrea Yankovsky – engineer (assistant) *Anthony Gorman – engineer (assistant) *Paul Boothe – production manager (production assistant) *Wilkins Management, Inc. – management * Frank Olinsky – art direction * Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography *Paul Silver – photography (of band)

Media Appearances

Two of Joshua Redman's songs "Courage (Asymmetric Aria)" and "Balance" were featured on

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's " Local Forecast" segments.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Joshua Redman albums 2000 albums Post-bop albums Warner Records albums