Beyond Expectations

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

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)

Recording and music

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]

Release

Beyond Expectations was released by Reservoir Records.[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[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 that, "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. "John Hicks Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. Henderson, Alex "John Hicks – Beyond Expectations". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 699–700. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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