I missed this grand and inspiring piano trio release when it emerged a few weeks ago so make up for lost time here. Pianist Andy Emler I've long admired and his maximalist vision evident straight away on 'The Document' is compelling throughout. Boisterously accompanied particularly by drummer Eric Echampard this isn't bloodless quietist trio jazz by any means and of course sonically it sounds wonderful given that it was recorded in one of Europe's best jazz recording studios (the self-same Buissonne in the south of France that gives the issuing label its name) by the great recording engineer Gérard de Haro. There is a freshness to the writing here and tremendous wiring to the beat cooked up by bassist Claude Tchamitchian and the panorama the trio explore is considerable, venturing effortlessly into the avant-garde on 'The Lies' but just as often rocking out shamelessly (as on 'The Resistant') or grooving in a blaze of activity. An existential gem that deserves far more notice than it has hitherto received. Discover that there is such a thing as a Useful Report after all. SG