The latest symphonic work from Wynton Marsalis, a New York themed concept album does not grab us half as much as erstwhile Wynton UK protégé Soweto Kinch's White Juju with the London Symphony Orchestra issued last year. But that itself had more in common with the satire of Wynton's best record in years, 2020's The Ever Fonky Lowdown. By contrast Marsalis' 4th symphony The Jungle is a stately affair and features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton in their midst, alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Buc recorded live in Melbourne's Hamer Hall in 2019. Highlights include the Gershwin-esque 'Lost in Sight' third movement. 'La Esquina' has all the implied swagger of a Leonard Bernstein classic but the work and performance overall need far less staidness to truly, madly, deeply, engage. Wynton Marsalis, photo: wyntonmarsalis.org