Hard on the heels of Levitt’s lustrous collaboration with guitarist Tal Yalahom, Tsuf Harim, comes this rather different coalition. Where that Soul Song label release explored the very Jewish muse of nigunim, this coupling with Loueke is necessarily more cosmopolitan. Levitt is of course deeply committed to his exploration of Jewish musics, and here he is backed by Israeli compatriots, so there is a naturally Hebrew feel to much of the music, as initially stated in the opening ‘Chai Elul’.

But Benin born, Paris and US musically educated Loueke was always going to toy and tangle with such themes and in he bounces with his own West African schtik to bring a vibrant dance to the song, pushing pianist Mor to pick up the rhythm with a strong right hand.

By contrast, the title track waltz has all the romantic sweep of a Pat Metheny song, with Loueke subtly balanced by Levitt’s understated bass. The bass grows richer on the darker brew of ‘Myriad’ with Mor’s keys to the fore again, as they are on the gentle pulse of ‘Song of the Sea’, replete with shifting brush work from Nehemya.

There’s no grand ambition here of cultural fusion: simply two citizens of music playing with joy, respect and the widest of smiles. Savour sweetly.