Neil Cowley Trio: The Face of Mount Molehill – review

(Naim Jazz)For much of the noughties, former Brand New Heavies keyboardist Neil Cowley's piano trio set audiences bopping to a smart splicing of punchy themes and chord-belting, rock-piano climaxes. This ambitious project, however, combines the band with a classical-strings group and Brian Eno effects guitarist Leo Abrahams on a dozen new pieces. Subtler textures aren't won, however, at the expense of Cowley's knack for catchy hooks, and this entertaining set might even placate listeners who fee...

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