page_title: Blues, Ballads and Beyond
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: Blues, Ballads and Beyond / Reception
caption_attribution_description: Enrique Crespo 12.01.09 foto Luiz Cequinel 002
context_page_description: Blues, Ballads and Beyond is the tenth classical/new music studio album from trombonist Mark Hetzler on the Summit Records label. It was critically acclaimed by Classical Musical Sentinel, "He can shape, flex, caress, torture, stress, accent and animate notes on the fly and bring anything he plays to life. All the pieces on this new CD were well chosen to showcase his command of the instrument, and the range of styles he easily slips into is impressive" Numerous prominent performing artists and composers are featured on the recording to include Michael Colgrass, Enrique Crespo, Daniel Schnyder, Robert Suderburg, John Stevens, and Jack Cooper.
context_section_description: Jean-Yves Duperron - Classical Music Sentinel
  "Trombonist Mark Hetzler has assembled a collection of contemporary trombone compositions that brighten the light on this often ill-considered instrument on his Blues, Ballads, and Beyond: Influences Outside the Concert Hall."
  C. Michael Bailey - All About Jazz
  "Listeners seeking excellent interpretations of the familiar works on this album with find it.  Those seeking newer works with influences beyond the concert hall will be even better served by this album."
  Jeremy Kolwinska -  ITA Journal
caption: "Improvisation No. 1" composed by internationally known artist/composer Enrique Crespo is featured on Blues, Ballads and Beyond
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