The trio here is Ingrid Laubrock on tenor and soprano, Veryan Weston on piano and Hannah Marshall on cello. The journey they have in store for us is called "Haste", yet it starts with the kind of pace as if they have all time in the world to move forward, and that's a good thing.

Notes are stretched around a tonal center, with the three musicians circling around with full intensity, alternating subtle low volume moments with harsher bouts of dense interaction. The overall effect is eery, presenting a sonic universe full of surprises and possibilities, of sensitive enthusiasm and hesitating joy, and at times of sad acceptance or paralysing terror. Possibly one of the most discerning aspects of the music is its restraint, the cautious control over sound, creating rather minimalist moments of few notes, yet with full dramatic effect.

It is hard to follow what is taking place conceptually, yet the listening experience is a great one, with all three musicians playing better and more aligned than in many of their recent albums. Weston is of course a mainstay of British improvised music, but the way he challenges - and is challenged by - these two young musicians is fantastic. Both Marshall and Laubrock have been in great demand for collaboration lately and we can only hope to hear even more of them.

Beautiful, challenging and rewarding music.