Streams of Expression

Streams of Expression
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

Professional ratings
Review 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

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

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

Personnel

Joe Lovano - alto clarinet, tenor saxophone
Larry Farrell - trombone
George Garzone - tenor saxophone
Tim Hagans - trumpet
John Hicks - piano
Dennis Irwin - bass
Ralph Lalama - 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

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

External links

Official website

[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.

[TG-3] 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.

[Penguin-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.

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v t e John Hicks
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or 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)