New Simplicity Trio: Common Spaces CD review – easy does it

(Babel)It’s come to something when a jazz piano trio needs to point out that they play tunes and avoid “avant garde practices”. But, fair enough, that’s what the aptly named New Simplicity Trio do, demonstrating in the process that originality doesn’t have to be complicated. Pianist Bruno Heinen, bassist Henrik Jensen and drummer Antonio Fusco play with notable clarity and poise, their compositions are indeed tuneful, and the total effect is coolly attractive. What&