A first ECM session for this very conversational trio led by German pianist Jahnel, with Spanish bassist Antonio Miguel and Brooklyn-based Canadian drummer Owen Howard. Jahnel's parallel life is as a maths academic, and – though he doesn't like simplistic comparisons of his two worlds – he's undoubtedly an advanced investigator of provocative rhythmic numbers-games. Subtle grooves figure extensively, from the dense, guitar-like bass strummings that open the set, to the faintly sinister tapping of damped, low-end piano notes that build to a percussion-powered finale on Moorland and Hill Land. The set is full of eloquent, poppy melodies: the insistent hook of Wrangel builds out of airy beginnings much as the late Esbjorn Svensson or Michael Wollny would do, while the quietly playful Hidden Beauty sounds like an accompaniment for an ethereal episode in a ballet. The title track builds an Avishai Cohen-like folk theme over Miguel's unison line and Howard's typical mix of cymbal tickles and light drum-hits.