''Streams of Expression'' is the 20th studio album by American jazz musician

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to be released on the

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label. 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

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and utilizes melodic themes inspired by

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' work from his 1948 and 1950 nonet. The album also features

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Reception

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'' 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.

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of ''

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'' 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".

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

*Larry Farrell - trombone *

- tenor saxophone *

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- trumpet *

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- piano *

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- bass *Ralph Lalama - clarinet, tenor saxophone *Joe Lovano - alto clarinet, tenor saxophone *

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- drums *Michael Parloff - flute *Barry Ries - trumpet *Charles Russo - clarinet, bass clarinet *

- conductor *Steve Slagel - flute, alto and soprano saxophone *