Lovano's Trio Tapestry explore delicate distillations of the musical resources that all three members have often individually set loose with warp-speed intensity… Garden of Expression is about the spaces between sounds as much as sounds themselves - but, as in meditation, they're spaces that resonate with stories.

Lovano conceptualised Trio Tapestry from his experiences in the Paul Motian Trio, where the absence of a bass saw him move between accompanist and soloist. He also expands on a period of deep study of serialism following his work on Rush Hour in 1995 with Gunther Schuller. These may sound challenging parameters within which to work, yet Lovano’s saxophone tone, working in a range from pianissimo to moderato, is sufficiently light to produce beautiful, detailed filigree improvisations that seem to float in the air, is not one to reveal the mechanics of music.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Garden Of Expression is the emotional range these three pull from this music. From the spare, prayerful asceticismof “Zen Like” to the sprightly post-bop interplay of “Dream On That” and the epic sweep of the title tune, Trio Tapestry suggests a universe of possibilities within its deeply spacious sound.

‘Tunes’ feels like a misleading way to describe these pieces. Lovano’s compositions on Garden of Expression suit the record’s title; a collection of modal mood pieces, not necessarily driving as they are free and open, Lovano’s saxophone graceful rather than forceful, a guided tour of his imagined garden.

When Joe Lovano's in this mood, there's really nobody else on the planet to compare him with. Five decades plus of creativity and the saxophonist still produces music as inspiring and astonishingly beautiful as this… incredible.

These are musicians listening intently to one another - where their silence is as important as their statements...Trio Tapestry conjure a meditative sound world that's all their own.