Those who look for substance in the maturing Brit jazz renaissance need look no further than this many textured outing that reveals Robson not only as guitarist, but even more pertinently, as accomplished writer. The roots for this music go deep – not the least to 1998 when Robson and Turner first hooked up. But compositionally it is Robson’s Six Strings And The Beat that underwrites Code. This may not seem obvious as that was a string quartet album, but it found Robson testing out sounds and extending his writing ambitions while holding firm to his melodic sense. It also revealed how much power gentleness and intimacy can generate.

With Code Robson takes the unusual tenor/flute front line, gives them some decidedly knotty heads (yet they’re never fussily over-complex) but then unleashes them on acres of space. This is most obvious on the straightahead, boppish ‘The Instant Message’ (note Robson’s rhythm work beneath Lockrane’s flute). But the breath of something new fires up the title track, with Lockrane taking his one note message to fiery extremes while Turner ducks and weaves around him. Considering this is live, Chris Lewis’ sound engineering is extraordinary, matching the intimacy he brought to Julian Siegel’s live trio recording. This is music to return to time and again, with Lockrane in particular catching the ear with his choir of flute sounds.