The great Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has long been one of the most distinctive musicians in all of jazz, his grainy tone and smeared notes instantly recognizable, his intensely lyrical improvisations and soulful themes as characteristic as the noirish atmospheres they often conjure. "December Avenue" – recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in June 2016 and produced by Manfred Eicher – takes the story forward.