Beyond Expectations

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Beyond Expectations
Studio album by
John Hicks
RecordedSeptember 1, 1993
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelReservoir
John Hicks chronology
Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey
(1992) 		Beyond Expectations
(1993) 		Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday
(1993)

Beyond Expectations is a trio album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1993.

Recording and release[]

The album was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 1, 1993.[1] The musicians were pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith.[1]

Beyond Expectations was released by Reservoir Records.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3.5/4 stars[3]

The AllMusic reviewer criticised the conservative choice of material, writing that "Some of Hicks' '90s albums placed too much emphasis on overdone warhorses, and that is true of Beyond Expectations".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz observed: "By this point in his career, Hicks records come with all sorts of expectations attached [...] and this one confounds none of them, an utterly professional performance from a seasoned performer."[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Expectations"
  2. "Once I Loved"
  3. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
  4. "There Is No Greater Love"
  5. "Up Jumped Spring"
  6. "Peace"
  7. "Stella by Starlight"
  8. "Au Privave"
  9. "Turn Out the Stars"
  10. "Bouncing with Bud"

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "John Hicks Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex "John Hicks – Beyond Expectations". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 699–700. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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