Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbæk - Staying in Touch (2021)

Ms. Eeg is the kind of vocalist who makes every note to die for. However, she seems never to work too hard, or so much as strain to get the sound of the note to ring in her voice. She has perfect pitch, sings with effortless grace, a four-dimensional perspective – the fourth being the quintessence. So beautiful and ghostly are her vocalastics that she seems to raise them from the ether. She favours more luxuriant textures, which result in a top-heavy balance that acts as a counterpoint for her bass-playing partner here. Her lucidity and maturity makes her more immediately approachable and memorable and speaking of memories, Sinne Eeg recalls all that was classy and unforgettable of Betty Carter.

Ms. Eeg is the kind of vocalist who makes every note to die for. However, she seems never to work too hard, or so much as strain to get the sound of the note to ring in her voice. She has perfect pitch, sings with effortless grace, a four-dimensional perspective – the fourth being the quintessence. So beautiful and ghostly are her vocalastics that she seems to raise them from the ether. She favours more luxuriant textures, which result in a top-heavy balance that acts as a counterpoint for her bass-playing partner here. Her lucidity and maturity makes her more immediately approachable and memorable and speaking of memories, Sinne Eeg recalls all that was classy and unforgettable of Betty Carter.

With the bass adding to the vibrant background, Sinne Eeg makes the songs flow naturally with their fluid rhythms and their instinctive, indeed inspired contours that follow and enhance the sentiments of the verse. Ms. Eeg’s luscious, flexible voice with its range of registers is exploited to fruitful effect and seems to be an ideal vehicle for this repertoire. Her clear enunciation and relishing of the sounds of the words match her lyricism and her agility in the tricky rhythmic deceits.

Sinne Eeg, vocals
Thomas Fonnesbæk, double bass

TRACKLIST

1. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - Spring Waltz
2. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - Too Close for Comfort
3. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk/LiveStrings - Orphans
4. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - Take Five
5. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk/LiveStrings - The Streets of Berlin
6. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - The Long and Winding Road
7. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - How Deep is the Ocean?
8. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - Just One of Those Things
9. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - Round Midnight
10. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk/LiveStrings - Those Who Were
11. Sinne Eeg/Thomas Fonnesbæk - The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines