This is a UK-US collaboration, the local element headed by Brighton-based keyboardist Seabrook alongside drummer Fell and brass player Kendon, also both from Brighton, with Washingtonian-Fraize the sole American involved.

Badged as ‘Transatlantic Jazz’, its purposes are quite specific and especially significant in this era of climate change and environmental concerns. The album’s core is the five-part suite 'Oceanic', co-composed by Seabrook and Fraize, reflecting "humanity’s relationship with the oceans", its 40-minute duration ‘exploring the beauty and diversity of marine life’.

The suite is linked to UNESCO’s Decade of Ocean Science and voices the band’s "commitment to environmental advocacy through music". At the time of writing, this is given added importance as Atlanticus are over in the Eastern US performing 'Oceanic' with an accompanying video on an eight-location concert tour.

Given these worthy objectives and as serious as they are – who can deny their relevance? – it’s pleasing to report that the music, with or without its oceanic connotations, is both invigorating and resolutely good to hear. The writing is tight, I hesitate to write water-tight, the outcomes in broadly hard-bop mode, Seabrook comping and urging as appropriate, Fraize an exemplary, Brecker-inclined improviser and the impressive Kendon, son of bassist Adrian Kendon, offering cleverly-compiled linear solos while hinting at Art Farmer’s pensiveness.

Seabrook opens ‘Oceans’ as Fraize enters with Kendon, the voicing here, as elsewhere, in Blue Note fashion. ‘Diversity’ is more animated, Kendon clearly a talent to watch, as Fraize explores the theme’s greater depths. ‘Choices’ is quirky and ‘Impact’ builds gradually, the organ figures spiralling, Fraize playing falsetto and Kendon again noteworthy.

Great to include Irving Berlin’s ‘How Deep is the Ocean’ as the suite’s final element, the melody emerging after a series of opening riffs, brightly played. Add in three more marine-inclined originals and it’s pleasures aplenty.