Improvising musicians have long adapted each other’s songs to create new work, and this album is an invigorating example of the tradition. Trumpeter Palmer, whose long résumé includes ear-catching work with artists as varied as Greg Osby and Matana Roberts, draws liberally on the music of his peers, such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, and in so doing underlines their references to the likes of Bill Evans, all the while freshening things up harmonically and rhythmically. The result is a contemporary sound that extends and personalises far-reaching historical roots without lapsing into cliché. Beautifully recorded at the Jazz Gallery in New York, the music has a fraught, simmering warmth, particularly when the horns blend on both lengthy, undulating lines and concise, punchy phrases that highlight the tonal richness and precision of both Palmer and Turner. Scott and Brewer are no less responsive partners who do well in a piano-less setting to dig into a groove or swing hard, all the while resisting the trap of overplaying. Palmer’s channelling of myriad sources comes into its own on the appealing opener ‘Herbs In A Glass’, which is a wily glance at compositions by Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper. It has produced a dexterous song where the fire and finesse of the whole ensemble come to the fore.