Streams of Expression

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Streams of Expression is the 20th album by Joe Lovano to be released on Blue Note Records. 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.

Track listing

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

• Larry Farrell: Trombone
• George Garzone: Sax (Tenor)
• Tim Hagans: Trumpet
• John Hicks: Piano
• Dennis Irwin: Bass
• Ralph Lalama: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Joe Lovano: Clarinet (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
• Lewis Nash: Drums
• Michael Parloff: Flute
• Barry Ries: Trumpet
• Charles Russo: Clarinet, Clarinet (bass)
• Gunther Schuller: Conductor
• Steve Slagel: Flute, Sax(Alto), Sax (Soprano)
• Gary Smulyan: Sax (Baritone)
• James Weidman: Piano