Jazz Articles about Joe Lovano

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

by Tom Greenland
August 16, 2006

Joe Lovano never fails to create an impression. Streams of Expression, his eighteenth release for Blue Note, is a suite-within-a-suite that honors and signifies upon a considerable amount of jazz history--cool, modal, avant, bop--with authority and individuality.

The centerpiece of the album is the “Birth of the Cool Suite," a tribute to the chamber jazz outings of John Lewis, Miles Davis and Gil Evans; updated versions of “Moon Dreams, “Move and “Boplicity are mortared together with new pre-, inter- and ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams Of Expression

by Troy Collins
August 9, 2006

Joe Lovano Streams Of Expression Blue Note 2006

Saxophonist Joe Lovano's second collaboration with the estimable composer and arranger Gunther Schuller finds the two musicians navigating similar territory as their 1995 collaboration, Rush Hour (Blue Note). Boasting a similarly varied line-up and mix of compositions, the album consists of two extended suites and three shorter pieces.

Lovano's titular five-part suite bookends the album, following a historical trajectory from neo-classical ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

by John Kelman
August 9, 2006

British woodwind player Tim Garland has praised Joe Lovano for “the way he looks forward and backwards on the horn simultaneously, covering the whole tradition, yet looking way, way forward at the same time. Nowhere is this more evident than on Streams of Expression, where the woodwind multi-instrumentalist teams up with Third Stream progenitor Gunther Schuller on record for the first time since Rush Hour (Blue Note, 1994). The result is an intrepid album that manages to take a variety ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

by Jim Santella
August 7, 2006

Were he still with us, Miles Davis would have turned eighty this year. But he is still with us through his music and the influence that he had on jazz all over the world, for all those who have been influenced by his poise and flair.

With an interpretation of the Birth of the Cool suite and Joe Lovano's Streams of Expression suite, the leading veteran tenor saxophonist dabbles with sentimental reflection. The program sounds oh so familiar ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

by Mark F. Turner
August 6, 2006

Jazz suites have been elaborate works of creative composition since the days of Duke Ellington, and they continue to be on Streams of Expression. Revisiting the sounds of Joe Lovano's larger ensembles works like 52nd Street Themes, the recording is a change in direction compared to his two previous quartet releases. Lovano's biggish sound is back, with huge horn arrangements, rich harmonies and a variety of swing styles, both mellow and upbeat. Now he's reunited with a ...

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Joe Lovano: I'm All for You

by Samuel Chell
February 20, 2006

No instrument is more synonymous with jazz than the tenor saxophone, due equally to the expressive capabilities of the horn and the legacy of great players who have been attracted to it. On the evidence of Down Beat readers' and critics' polls over the past decade, Joe Lovano would appear to be the favorite among contenders for the top spot among present-day tenor titans. Is he one of the giants? Perhaps, though one might be hard-pressed to make the case ...

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Joe Lovano Quartet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

by David Miller
May 29, 2005

Joe Lovano with Paul Motian, George Mraz and Mulgrew Miller Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola New York City

There's nothing like accompanying a musician to see a show. As well as the constant barrage of, “Hey, that's one of Bird's licks! and “You think that pianist likes Monk, they provide great company. Musicians are hip. Musicians are cool. Musicians understand the stock market. And even if they don't, can you really fault them? Well, last night I ...