Phronesis - Parallax (2016) HDtracks

Years of performing, touring and recording have given the three members of Phronesis a matchless rapport, which inspires an ever-flowing fountain of new music, captured to perfection on this, the Anglo-Scandinavian trio s sixth CD album and their fourth for Edition Records. Recorded in a single day at London s fabled Abbey Road studios, Parallax is a brilliantly realised piece of music-making. It has all the standout features of the trio s work - rhythmic drive, constant shifts in mood and texture, drama heightened by dazzlingly fast reactions - all leavened by a melodic sense all three draw on as much when improvising as composing. They negotiate sometimes complex arrangements while retaining a spontaneity of suggestion and response that keeps the listener on the edge of their seat every time.