Andy Sheppard/Michel Benita/Seb Rochford: Trio Libero – review

ECMSaxophonist Andy Sheppard, drummer Seb Rochford and French bassist Michel Benita – the European acoustic-improv supergroup Trio Libero – delivered a captivating blend of casual Latin shuffling, underplayed electronics and Scandinavian-sax ambience at Ronnie Scott's last year. But it was a different band to the one that recorded this set five months later in Lugano. It's as full of melody, character and spontaneous empathy as the gigs, but this music is slower and softer, a masterclass in...

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