Boutique vinyl-only label Newvelle are trying a new subscription model, releasing six albums a year, or ‘seasons’ in the parlance of this classy operator. And being run by jazz pianist Elan Mehler the releases benefit from highly-refined production values (lovely gatefold sleeve and specially-written poem by Tracy K. Smith) admittedly for a higher annual fee aimed squarely at audiophile collectors. All this is pertinent as it positively affects the creative process too, as can be heard on this last release of 2016 on the label from the compelling 30-something pianist Leo Genovese. Rising to prominence as a featured sideman with Grammy-winning bass star Esperanza Spalding (the latter has returned the favour here) with a powerful supporting performance of her own. Completing this vibrant triumvirate is an equally in-form Jack DeJohnette who plays with the gusto of a man half his 74 years, as well as providing some haunting, wordless vocals on the closing ‘Ethiopian Blues’. Spalding also adds vocals in Spanish on ‘Chacarera Y Mas’ and ‘Vidalita’, while everything bristles with the kind of intimate intensity that a single-day recording session can inspire. Genovese's approach favours subtly and nuance via angular harmonic structures and probing solos seeking out distinctive harmonic terrain. There's plenty of fire too, especially on the outstanding latin workout ‘Diableros’ that kicks off the flipside in imperious fashion. Yet it's Spalding who's the surprise package here, laying into some deep yet fluid bass lines, the odd knotty solo, while melding into the trio with impressive empathy and very little ego – complimenting and cajoling DeJohnette and Genovese to greater heights. The trio wring maximum musicality from each piece, the results demanding repeat listens of this refreshingly unfettered trio.