| Streams of Expression | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joe Lovano |
| Cover: | Joe Lovano - Streams of Expression.jpg |
| Released: | August 1, 2006 |
| Recorded: | December 13–14, 2005 |
| Studio: | Avatar, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 01:13:54 |
| Label: | Blue Note |
| Producer: | Joe Lovano |
| Prev Title: | Joyous Encounter |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Streams of Expression is the 20th studio album by American jazz musician Joe Lovano to be released on the Blue Note label.[1] 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.
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.[2] 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".