Shinya Fukumori Trio Hoshi Meguri No Uta, ECM Records

Shinya Fukumori Trio Hoshi Meguri No Uta Matthieu Bordenave: tenor saxophone Walter Lang: piano Shinya Fukumori: drums Video by Laura Pleifer An ECM debut for a unique JapaneseFrenchGerman trio, with a lyrical sound of its own. Drummerleader Shinya Fukumori, also the principal composer for the band, is an imaginative melodist at several levels, and the attention to timbre and detail and space which distinguishes his drumming is also reflected in the colourfields of his freefloating ballads. The spaciousness of the music leaves room for expression to tenorist Matthieu Bordenave and pianist Walter Lang. Bordenave has a deceptively fragile tenor tone, of considerable emotional impact, and Lang, one of Lee Konitzs chosen duo partners in recent years, is a subtle player, patiently shoring up the whole context. Together, the members of this Munichbased band have created something new and fresh. For 2 Akis was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in March 201