Held and his loyal trio made several albums for Munich-based Pirouet before that label took a break from new recording in 2016. Now, following 2018's Investigations, comes the German pianist's second Edition release, with bassist Robert Landfermann and drummer Jonas Burgwinkel joined by Brazilian guitarist Nelson Veras. On 'Poem #6', with its tumbling theme reminiscent of Messiaen's TurangalTIa, Veras takes flight in a dazzling solo, while the fast-pulsed title track has him matching Held phrase-for-phrase in an exhilarating duo improvisation. Pirouet now offers Clow II, with live tracks from Held's bigger group of 2013-15 [PIT3 102], but make the Ascent first. SH
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