Erik Friedlander's Broken Arm Trio

Multifarious cellist Erik Friedlander gigs with Broken Arm Trio, a band inspired by bassist Oscar Pettiford, who inadvertently created a model for jazz cello during a stint when he was rehabilitating a broken arm. Friedlander, bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Michael Sarin shine on their eponymous CD, on which these three sometime avant-gardists embrace accessible yet highly nuanced swing.