J.j.johnson - The Brass Orchestra Instant

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

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