The tracks range from "starkly beautiful ballads" to "feisty Latin-tingled grooves" and "brisk bebop excursions".

The album includes rigorous compositions like the angular Bartók tribute " Canonn for Bela " and the joyous " If I Hit the Lottery ". Critical Reception J.J.Johnson - The Brass Orchestra

Released in 1997, is a major late-career work by jazz trombonist J.J. Johnson . Recorded when Johnson was 72, the album showcases his dual mastery as both a peerless soloist and a sophisticated composer and arranger. Musical Concept and Ensemble The tracks range from "starkly beautiful ballads" to

Johnson revisited his "Third Stream" experiments from the 1950s and '60s, blending jazz improvisation with formal classical structures. J.J.Johnson - The Brass Orchestra

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The tracks range from "starkly beautiful ballads" to "feisty Latin-tingled grooves" and "brisk bebop excursions".

The album includes rigorous compositions like the angular Bartók tribute " Canonn for Bela " and the joyous " If I Hit the Lottery ". Critical Reception

Released in 1997, is a major late-career work by jazz trombonist J.J. Johnson . Recorded when Johnson was 72, the album showcases his dual mastery as both a peerless soloist and a sophisticated composer and arranger. Musical Concept and Ensemble

Johnson revisited his "Third Stream" experiments from the 1950s and '60s, blending jazz improvisation with formal classical structures.