High, Low or In-Between Katarina & Svante Henryson

• 1 Come Down in Time 03:33
• 2 We Walk in a Fog 03:45
• 3 Here Comes the Sun 02:49
• 4 Green 03:56
• 5 A Little Kindness 03:01
• 6 Eyes of a Child 03:35
• 7 The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines 02:17
• 8 High 01:58
• 9 I Found the Key 03:18
• 10 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 03:35
• 11 In-Between 01:28
• 12 Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime 02:50
• 13 Kiss 03:25
• 14 Low 01:23
• 15 Det växer från Edens 01:43
• 16 Siv Larssons dagbok (Chega de Saudade) 03:00
• 17 Monicas vals (Waltz for Debby) 03:59
• Total Runtime 49:35

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As individual musicians, Katarina and Svante Henryson have carved out quite extraordinary careers: Katarina touring internationally as a member of the highly successful Swedish vocal ensemble The Real Group, and Svante appearing in the most varied collaborations – on the cello, double bass and electric bass, and as performer, arranger and composer – with musicians as diverse as Elvis Costello, Anne Sofie von Otter, Chico Freeman and Martin Fröst. Representing their own broad musical tastes, the repertoire on this album is as varied as it gets: truly ‘High, Low or In Between’. Pop songs by Elton John and George Harrison rub shoulders with Prince’s funk hit Kiss, Bill Evans’s jazz classic Waltz for Debby and Tom Jobim’s bossa nova Chega de Saudade. These last two Katarina performs in the versions made immortal by the Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund, while a third song to a Swedish text, Det växer från Edens tider, also displays its Swedish origins proudly through its folk-like idiom. A handful of tracks consist of original material by the performers themselves – Eyes of a Child they wrote together after the birth of their son – including three cello improvisations and Svante’s instrumental piece Green. In these, Svante’s cello – and his very special treatment of it – steals the spotlight, but in fact it plays such a major role throughout the programme that it becomes a third, equal partner of the duo!

Svante Henryson, cello
Katarina Henryson, vocals

Katarina Henryson
was born in Stockholm, where she also grew up. Singing has been her chosen means of expression ever since her early schooling at the Adolf Fredrik’s Music School, through her training at the Stockholm Royal Academy of Music and during the 1990s when she was active as studio and backing vocalist in the elds of pop and soul.

Since 1984, as one of the founding members of the vocal group The Real Group, Katarina has contributed to the development of a unique ensemble. Her exible alto and distinctive stage presence make her a cornerstone in the group, whose numerous recordings and countless international live appearances have made it a Scandinavian model in the eld of vocal music.

Off the stage Katarina composes and writes lyrics, with jazz and folk music forming the starting point of her music-making. Her vocal style is direct and artless, and her singing has been described as ‘soul madrigal’.

Svante Henryson
grew up in Umeå in northern Sweden, where he began his musical career as a bass player (acoustic and electric) in jazz and rock formations. Following studies at the Prague Music Academy, he became the youngest ever principal double-bass player of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.

A musical U-turn followed as Svante became bass guitarist in a heavy metal band fronted by the rock guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen. During the extensive tours across the world, Svante taught himself yet another instrument – the cello. On it he has developed a unique style, ground-breaking in terms of sound, playing techniques and, not least, genre.

On his three instruments, Svante moves effortlessly across an unusually broad musical spectrum, as the varied list of his collaborators testi es: Elvis Costello, Chico Freeman, Anne So e von Otter, Steve Gadd, Jon Balke, Ketil Bjørnstad, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Martin Fröst and many more.

Also a composer, Svante Henryson has written works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and choir, as well as concertos, including compositions for instruments such as electric bass and steelpans.

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