You know how it is. You pop into Woolies for a can opener and come out with zircon encrusted tweezers. So similarly, this formidably talented trio entered the studio to record Anthony Braxton material to celebrate the master’s 75th birthday. But they'd also brought songs of their own and these now emerge as Never Is Enough. It’s no surprise that something of Braxton’s soul suffuses the nine tracks, three from each composer, not least in the relationship between composition and improvisation, where each is generative of the other.

Formidable bandleaders in their own right, each brings compositional talents to the table, writing three songs apiece. “Camp Easy,” composed by drummer Fujiwara, allows ample space for guitarist Halvorson’s meandering lines to intersect with bassist Formanek’s phrasings, making for a gently lilting and pastoral piece. Halvorson’s “Sequel To Sadness,” meanwhile, harnesses a loose, four-to-the floor beat anchored by Fujiwara’s textural cymbal work that ultimately strays into a clattering, robust drum solo.