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Arthurs.Hoiby.Ritchie

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This trio mention everyone from Der Rote Bereich, Ellery Eskelin and Tim Berne to Andrei Tarkovsky and Jean-Luc Godard as inspirational figures, and their shifting, restless, multi-faceted music faithfully reflects this wide-ranging artistic adventurousness.

Trumpeter/flugelhorn player Tom Arthurs provides most of their material, and it's characteristically nervy fare, rattling along one minute, playfully repetitive the next, free at other times ‰ but whatever its overall feel and approach, it's consistently imaginative and texturally varied, setting Arthurs's sprightly, animated playing against Jasper H˛iby's plunging, powerful bass and Stu Ritchie's rollicking but sensitive drumming.

Only one piece, 'Up from Sloth', is repeated from Arthurs's wonderful 2007 duo recording Mesmer (Babel) with pianist Richard Fairhurst; otherwise this absorbing album comprises new work compellingly addressed by a fiercely interactive but thoughtful and musicianly trio. Recommended.