Dublin vocalist Sue Rynhart is an explorer in the flexible spaces opening up between what used to be called jazz and classical music. Her charmingly quirky songs are warm and unexpectedly frank, free from either musical or lyrical cliche, each one a beautifully formed musical statement – and each as different as the last. But what is boldest and most impressive about this fresh-as-a-daisy debut are the arrangements: Rynhart creditably places her precise, delicate voice in the starkest, most revealing of settings, the low thud and rumble of Dan Bodwell's double bass. Bodwell, an American based in Dublin, is another musician with a foot planted in both musical camps, and his thoughtful, uncluttered accompaniments provide a startling contrast to Rynhart's sweet and edgy vocals.
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