The Loose Tubes saxophonist Julian Argüelles and Phronesis pianist Ivo Neame are among the most influential figures of their respective jazz generations in the UK; they promise both an imaginative and eloquent lyricism in any given musical situation. Yet this new recording is also an opportunity for a lesser-known jazz musician – the London-based Italian bassist Andrea Di Biase – to really shine. And he makes a big impression on a first release for a new trio calling themselves Escape Hatch. Di Biase is responsible for the bulk of the originals (a few are penned by Neame, and he and the bassist have done a great job on production). Di Biase's intricately enigmatic compositions take nothing away from the sensually hypnotic and thematically cohesive qualities of the recording, as reflected in the album's Roots of Unity title, referring to a mathematical formula that shifts from complexity to unity. He draws impressionistically from his studies in classical music in Milan, the Mediterranean/latin-toned jazz of his background and the work of now departed mentors John Taylor (who taught him at Guildhall) and Kenny Wheeler, for whom Di Biase was a sideman and to whom the album is dedicated. His deep-toned conversational bass is compulsive listening (alongside drummer Hamblett's highly energetic responses) especially in anticipating Neame's spatially-aware improv and tapping into the rapturous momentum of an Argüelles sax solo. It's exhilarating contemporary British jazz with a capital J.