52nd Street Themes is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano. It was recorded in early November 1999 and released by the Blue Note label on April 25, 2000. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. It is named after the jazz standard by Thelonious Monk.
52nd Street Themes
Joseph Salvatore Lovano is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. He has earned a Grammy Award and several mentions on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls. His wife, with whom he records and performs, is singer Judi Silvano. Lovano was a longtime member of drummer Paul Motianās trio with guitarist Bill Frisell.
Lovano at the 2005 Newport Jazz Festival
Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, and Bill Frisell
Joe Lovano, George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55, Newport, Rhode Island, 2009