There is no gainsaying the status of Galliano as the premier accordionist of his generation. That is, in jazz terms, for he has amassed a formidable discography in collaboration with substantial jazz figures, of both US and European origin. This is not that kind of occasion. Appearing here at the 39th Cully Jazz Festival – it's in Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva, should you wish to know – before a rapt and hugely enthusiastic audience, Galliano offers a virtuosic programme of his own pieces, plus those of his late hero Astor Piazzolla and others by composers as varied as Eric Satie and Serge Gainsbourg.

He says the concert is a reminder of his trip to New York when he recorded with Al Foster and company.

Galliano's command of his instrument's capacity for emotional portrayal, danceable rhythm and distinctive dynamic variation is undoubted and clear throughout this beautifully recorded recital (part of the Swiss Radio Days series). If there is what we might recognise as jazz improvisation, it is masked within his commitment to the New Tango concept as well as to Jazz Musette. Each is apparent here, and given the latter's emphasis, it's no surprise that Giniaux's occasional guitar solos are Django-esque. There is no swing here, rather music of compelling beauty, a piece like Piazzola's ‘Chiquelin De Bachin’ enhanced by Imbert's superb arco bass, Giniaux's cello and their sweeping, combined ‘orchestral’ backdrop. There is variety here, and consummate mastery, too, wrapped in an elegant fusion of tango, classical, and musette, And some jazz? Yes, for the already convinced and those seeking insight into Galliano's unique musical sensibility.