US saxophonist Josh Redman is partnered on this ballad set by an orchestra and a gold-standard trio featuring pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Brian Blade. Walking Shadows is just as persuasively played as its postbop-to-world music predecessor, James Farm, but a tracklist of well-known tunes should broaden its appeal. A gospelly and then funky Let It Be stretches Redman's rugged inventiveness on tenor; a spacious, tonally pristine Bach Adagio – mostly in conversation with just Grenadier's bass – benefits from its simplicity. Arranger Dan Coleman's strings cushion The Folks Who Live on the Hill, which features the saxophonist at his smoothest, but more unusual arrangements come from Patrick Zimmerli (on Lush Life) and Mehldau (Easy Living). Mehldau's own Last Glimpse of Gotham, a miasma of string-shivers and bell-chimes, is a standout. It's a beautifully played project, but perhaps a shade on the tasteful side for some jazzers.