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| 1. | Courage (Asymmetric Aria)
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| 2. | Belonging (Lopsided Lullaby)
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| 3. | Neverend
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| 4. | Leap of Faith
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| 5. | Balance
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| 6. | Twilight... And Beyond
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| 7. | Stoic Revolutions
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| 8. | Suspended Emanations
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| 9. | Last Rites of Rock 'N' Roll
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| 10. | A Life?
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Jazz / Neo-Bop, Post-Bop
Joshua Redman - Producer, Arranger, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Sax (Soprano)
Aaron Goldberg - Piano
Andrea Yankovsky Assistant Engineer
Anthony Gorman Assistant Engineer
Frank Ockenfels Photography
Frank Olinsky Art Direction
Greg Calbi Mastering
Gregory Hutchinson Drums
James Farber Associate Producer, Engineer
Mark Turner Saxophone
Paul Silver Photography
Reuben Rogers Bass
In his short career, Joshua Redman has been praised for his technical abilities and criticized for his lack of innovation -- not surprising responses to the work of a talented young artist. On Beyond, his seventh album which was recorded a few months after his 30th birthday, he attempts, as the title suggests, to try some new things. Employing an all new group consisting of pianist Aaron Goldberg, bass player Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, he presents an album of original tunes to follow Timeless Tales (For Changing Times), an album of cover material. Eschewing the pat jazz formula of a head followed by improvisations, he adopts a more free-flowing structure for his compositions in which anyone can start and the tune can develop in an open-ended fashion. He also experiments with time signatures: "A Life?," the closing track, is in 5/4 time; "Stoic Revolutions" is in 6/4; "Belonging (Lopsided Lullaby)" is in 9/4; "Suspended Emanations" is in 10/4; and the lead-off track, "Courage (Asymmetric Aria)," is in 13/4. While no doubt hard to play, the tunes don' t sound all that complicated, perhaps because Redman's saxophone floats over the rhythm section, taking its time to make its statements. As the song titles imply, this is a contemplative album full of small, introspective pleasures, such as the exploratory "Leap of Faith," on which Redman and Mark Turner engage in a tenor conversation. It's not clear that the technical challenges Redman presents himself and his sidemen with ultimately force them to do anything new, but Beyond represents a gifted musician tinkering with his musical approach with often satisfying results. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Joshua Redman
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: Feb 01, 1969 in Berkeley, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Mainstream Jazz, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop
Every few years it seems as if the jazz media go out of their way to hype one young artist, overpraising him to such an extent that it is easy to tear him down when the next season arrives. In the early '90s, Joshua Redman briefly became a media darling, but in his case he largely deserved the attention. A talented bop-based tenor man, Redman (who will probably never be an innovator) is a throwback to the styles of Red Holloway and Gene Ammons, but also has an inquisitive spirit and can play intriguing music when inspired.
The son of the great tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, Joshua graduated from Harvard and (after debating about whether to become a doctor) he seemed headed toward studying law at Yale. However, Redman came in first place at the 1991 Thelonious Monk competition, landed a recording contract with Warner Bros., and was soon on the cover of most jazz magazines. Pat Metheny was a guest on one of his albums (the Redman-Metheny interplay during their engagements was quite memorable), and although Redman has had success constantly touring with his own group, it is a pity that his apprenticeship period as a sideman was so brief.
In 1996, Joshua Redman recorded and briefly toured with Chick Corea's "Tribute to Bud Powell" sextet; the solo Timeless Tales (For Changing Times) followed in 1998, and in 2000 he returned with Beyond. Passage of Time appeared in early 2001 and was followed by a lengthy tour of the U.S. The next year, Elastic appeared in stores with an uncharacteristically humorous sight gag adorning the cover. That also reflected on the music, which was more adventurous and playful than in the past, owing a debt to his electronica and experimental rock influences. In 2005, Redman made the move to Nonesuch and released Momentum. Back East followed in 2007, with Compass arriving early in 2009.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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