Organist Jon Lord supposedly left Deep Purple to retire and take it easy, after he'd spent much of his life recording and touring the world with Purple and other artists.
But upon his exit from the band, Lord played gigs and issued albums on his own, such as 2004's Beyond the Notes.
The split provided Lord with the opportunity to pursue some unexpected musical avenues, as the album sees a detour into soothing classical music.
Gone is the blaring guitar through Marshall stacks and Lord's overdriven organ rocking back and forth -- in its place is the jazzy sound of "Cologne Again" a lovely piano ballad, and the string-heavy album closer, "Music for Miriam." While it's not unheard of for a rock musician to take the orchestral plunge, Beyond the Notes is one of the few instances where it works surprisingly well and doesn't come off as a mere detour.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miles AwayJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 07:42 | 17 MB | 41 MB |
| 2 | De ProfundisJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 07:22 | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | One from the MeadowSam Browne, Jon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 08:16 | 18 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | Cologne AgainJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | I'll Send You a PostcardJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 06:56 | 15 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | The Sun Will Shine AgainSam Browne, Jon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | A Smile When I Shook His HandJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 07:31 | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | November CallsJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Music for MiriamJon Lord | Jon Lord | Play | 08:02 | 18 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | The Telemann Experement | Jon Lord | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 44 MB |
| 69 mins | 158 MB | |||||
| 69 mins | 363 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller Anderson | Vocals |
| 2 | Mario Argandona | Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Rolf Hoff Baltzersen | Bass |
| 4 | Sam Leigh Brown | Vocals |
| 5 | Sam Browne | Composer |
| 6 | Frida | Vocals |
| 7 | Urs Fuchs | Bass |
| 8 | Klaus Genuit | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 9 | Michael Heupel | Flute |
| 10 | Jon Lord | Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Frank Meyer | Engineer |
| 12 | Stefan Pintev | Violin |
| 13 | Thomas Rabsch | Photography |
| 14 | Rodrigo Reichel | Violin |
| 15 | Mike Routledge | Viola |
| 16 | Koji Paul Shigihara | Guitar |
| 17 | Sabine Van Baaren | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Thijs van Leer | Flute |
| 19 | Pete York | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |