Note: this CD is not for sale. Facing up to the new realities of freely available online music, this young jazz trio Cabal is giving away their mini-debut for absolutely nothing. Is this the shape of things to come? Formed in 2009, Cabal is led by the Bristol-reared trumpeter Sam Wooster, who on his notes for the press release encourages everyone to share the album with anyone and everyone. This trio of ex-Birmingham Conservatoire students have been performing standards in the west midlands but merely to get to know each other's playing live. They now entertain an entirely different, but not entirely novel approach for their self-titled debut. Charlie Chaplin's poignant Great Dictator speech, a philosophical Charlie Haden talking about improvisation and some dialogue from cartoons are the inspirations and jumping off points for a set of originals that sound something like free improv but are anchored to an extent by the spoken word episodes. Wooster's vocalised trumpet playing is pretty mesmerising and has a storytelling quality about it. The trio can be heard imitating the pitches and rhythms of the various sampled voices and using them as a springboard for improvisation, something that pianist Jason Moran has also dabbled in; Nick Jurd's bass cleverly imitates Haden's speech patterns while drummer Euan Palmer shadows the rhythm, articulation and melodic colour of Chaplin's rousing lecture. The rest of the music is mostly trumpet-led with the impressive drummer Euan Palmer sounding both compact and atmospheric. The recording doesn't outstay its welcome and Cabal prove effective in creating improvisational substance from extra-musical cues. Just go to cabaltrio.bandcamp.com and it's yours.