Streams of Expression

2006 studio album by Joe Lovano

Streams of Expression

Studio album by

Joe Lovano

Released| August 1, 2006
Recorded| December 13–14, 2005
Studio| Avatar, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 1:13:54
Label| Blue Note
Producer| Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano chronology
| Joyous Encounter
(2005)  | Streams of Expression
(2006)  | Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
(2007)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
All About Jazz| [1]
Allmusic| [2]
The Guardian| [3]
PopMatters| [4]
Tom Hull| B+ ()[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [6]

Streams of Expression is the 20th studio album by American jazz musician Joe Lovano to be released on the Blue Note label.[7] It was released in 2006 and features a five-part "Streams of Expression Suite," three-part "Birth of the Cool Suite," and three other shorter works. The "Birth of the Cool Suite" was conducted by Gunther Schuller and utilizes melodic themes inspired by Miles Davis' work from his 1948 and 1950 nonet. The album also features George Garzone, Ralph Lalama, Gary Smulyan, and Tim Hagans.

## Reception

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Steve Greenlee of JazzTimes stated "This disc can be considered something of a sequel to 1995’s Rush Hour, which stands among Lovano’s very best... The music is interesting enough, especially when Lovano solos, but this is not a disc that will find itself in my CD changer often... It is Lovano’s original suite that constitutes the better portion of this album.[8] John Fordham of The Guardian commented "This could have been a legacy-jazz homage that simply polished the glossy surfaces of these timeless pieces, but Lovano and Schuller have chosen to look both back at the genre's pre-bop roots and forward to the free-jazz it helped release".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Streams of Expression: Streams, Pt. 1" - 10:53
2. "Streams of Expression: Cool, Pt. 2" - 7:02
3. "The Birth of the Cool Suite: Prelude/Moon Dreams" - 6:40
4. "The Birth of the Cool Suite: Interlude No. 1/Move/Interlude No. 2" - 8:05
5. "The Birth of the Cool Suite: Boplicity/Postlude" - 5:29
6. "Blue Sketches" - 4:52
7. "Buckeyes" - 9:30
8. "Streams of Expression: Enchantment, Pt. 3" - 3:41
9. "Streams of Expression: Second Nature, Pt. 4" - 6:00
10. "Streams of Expression: The Fire Prophets, Pt. 5" - 6:55
11. "Big Ben" - 4:47

## Personnel

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* Larry Farrell - trombone
* George Garzone \- tenor saxophone
* Tim Hagans \- trumpet
* John Hicks \- piano
* Dennis Irwin \- bass
* Ralph Lalama - clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Joe Lovano - alto clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Lewis Nash \- drums
* Michael Parloff - flute
* Barry Ries - trumpet
* Charles Russo - clarinet, bass clarinet
* Gunther Schuller \- conductor
* Steve Slagel - flute, alto and soprano saxophone
* Gary Smulyan \- baritone saxophone
* James Weidman - piano

## References

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1. ^ CALDER, ROBERT R. (September 2, 2006). "Joe Lovano: Streams Of Expression". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r840749 allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-26.
3. ^ a b Fordham, John (August 31, 2006). "CD: Joe Lovano, Streams of Expression". The Guardian. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
4. ^ LAYMAN, WILL (August 25, 2006). "Joe Lovano Streams of Expression". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 910\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
7. ^ Vitale, Tom (October 1, 2006). "Joe Lovano, Returning to 'The Birth of the Cool'". NPR.org. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
8. ^ Greenlee, Steve (September 1, 2006). "Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression". JazzTimes. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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Joe Lovano

Albums|

* Tones, Shapes & Colors (1985)
* Hometown Sessions (1986)
* Solid Steps (1986)
* Village Rhythm (1988)
* Ten Tales (and Aldo Romano, 1989)
* Worlds (1989)
* Landmarks (1990)
* From the Soul (1991)
* Sounds of Joy (1991)
* Universal Language (1992)
* Tenor Legacy (1993)
* Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard (1994–95)
* Rush Hour (1994)
* Celebrating Sinatra (1996)
* Tenor Time (1996)
* Trio Fascination: Edition One (1997)
* Friendly Fire (and Greg Osby, 1998)
* 52nd Street Themes (1999)
* Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two (2000)
* Viva Caruso (2001)
* Oh! (ScoLoHoFo: John Scofield, Lovano, Dave Holland, Al Foster, 2002)
* On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (2002)
* I'm All For You (2003)
* Joyous Encounter (2004)
* Classic! Live at Newport (2005)
* Streams of Expression (2005)
* Symphonica (2005)
* Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (2006)
* Folk Art (2008)
* Bird Songs (2010)
* Cross Culture (2012)
* Sound Prints (and Dave Douglas, 2013)
* Trio Tapestry (2019)
* Garden of Expression (2021)
* Our Daily Bread (2023)

* v
* t
* e

John Hicks

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.

leader

co-leader|

* Hells Bells (1975)
* Steadfast (1975)
* After the Morning (West 54, 1979)
* Some Other Time (1981)
* John Hicks (1982)
* In Concert (1984)
* Inc. 1 (1985)
* Luminous (and Elise Wood, 1985–88)
* Two of a Kind (and Ray Drummond, 1986–87)
* I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By (1987)
* East Side Blues (1988)
* Naima's Love Song (1988)
* Oleo (New York Unit, 1989)
* Rhythm-a-Ning (and Kenny Barron, 1989)
* Blue Bossa (New York Unit, 1990)
* Is That So? (1990)
* Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven (1990)
* Power Trio (1990)
* St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors (1991)
* Tribute to George Adams (1991–92)
* After the Morning (Dominic Sciscente Music, 1992)
* Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey (1992)
* Crazy for You (1992)
* Friends Old and New (1992)
* Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey (1992)
* Now's the Time (New York Unit, 1992)
* Over the Rainbow (New York Unit, 1992)
* Single Petal of a Rose (1992)
* The Missouri Connection (and Jay McShann, 1992)
* Beyond Expectations (1993)
* Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (1993)
* Akari (New York Unit, 1994)
* Duality (and Peter Leitch, 1994)
* Gentle Rain (1994)
* In the Mix (1994)
* Heart Beats (Keystone Trio, 1995)
* Piece for My Peace (1995)
* Cry Me a River (1997)
* Newklear Music (Keystone Trio, 1997)
* Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook (1997)
* Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook (1997)
* Trio + Strings (1997)
* Hicks Time (released 1998)
* Impressions of Mary Lou (1998)
* Beautiful Friendship (and Elise Wood, 2000)
* Music in the Key of Clark (2001)
* Fatha's Day: An Earl Hines Songbook (2003)
* Twogether (with Frank Morgan, 2005–6)
* I Remember You (2006)
* On the Wings of an Eagle (2006)
* Sweet Love of Mine (2006)

With
Art
Blakey|

* 'S Make It (and The Jazz Messengers, 1964)
* Soul Finger (and The Jazz Messengers, 1965)
* Hold On, I'm Coming (1966)
* Child's Dance (and The Jazz Messengers, 1972)

With
Arthur
Blythe|

* Illusions (1980)
* Blythe Spirit (1981)
* Blythe Byte (2001)
* Exhale (2002)

With
David
Murray|

* Morning Song (1983)
* Sketches of Tokyo (co-led, 1985)
* I Want to Talk About You (1986)
* Ming's Samba (1988)
* Ballads for Bass Clarinet (1991)
* David Murray/James Newton Quintet (1991)
* Fast Life (1991)
* MX (1992)
* For Aunt Louise (1993)
* Jazzosaurus Rex (1993)
* Love and Sorrow (1993)
* Saxmen (1993)
* Like a Kiss that Never Ends (2000)

With
Pharoah
Sanders|

* Journey to the One (1979)
* Pharoah Sanders Live... (1981)
* Rejoice (1981)
* Africa (1987)
* A Prayer Before Dawn (1987)

With
others|

* Solid! (Eric Alexander, 1998)
* Sunday in New York (Eric Alexander, 2005)
* Eby (Hamiet Bluiett, 1984)
* Fast Last! (Lester Bowie, 1974)
* Now It's My Turn (Betty Carter, 1976)
* The Audience with Betty Carter (1979)
* It's Not About the Melody (Betty Carter, 1992)
* Gardenias for Lady Day (James Carter, 2003)
* The Bassist: Homage to Diversity (Richard Davis, released 2001)
* Structurally Sound (Booker Ervin, 1966)
* Flying Colors (Ricky Ford, 1980)
* Interpretations (Ricky Ford, 1982)
* Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1985)
* The Outside Within (Chico Freeman, 1978)
* Spirit Sensitive (Chico Freeman, 1978–79)
* Habana (Roy Hargrove, 1997)
* Again and Again (Oliver Lake, 1991)
* 52nd Street Themes (Joe Lovano, 1999)
* On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (Joe Lovano, 2002)
* Streams of Expression (Joe Lovano, 2005)
* Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
* Taru (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* Staying on the Watch (Sonny Simmons, 1966)
* Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (Charles Tolliver, 1972)
* Love Remains (Bobby Watson, 1986)

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