Turning In Reviews


BOP Times   
 Live Music Review 17/04/06  
    by Nyree Sherlock






"The Saturday night performance of 'Original Voices' at the 
Baycourt Exhibition Hall promised to be a thoroughly enjoyable evening
 with the superb line-up of virtuoso guitarist Nigel Gavin, and superb 
jazz/blues vocalist Tracie de Jong.... for more --->  "












Good Morning Show  TVNZ
   Music Review Oct 2005 
       by Simon Sweetman





" ... ..I was really impressed by this (album) 
and the cover of 'Hallelujah'..
she's just absolutely got a beautiful voice,
it kinda taps into that kinda Eva Cassidy kinda sound.. .. 












New Zealand Musician Magazine
   Aug/Sept 2005 issue 
       by Pauline Berry





" ...The frequent combination of Kieran Martin lyrics
 and de jong melodies match perfectly with de Jong's
 eggshell delicate, intimate vocal style, such as 
on stand out track Pouring Rain, a dark and poignant ballad..
 ... Highly Recommended.. ..  for more --->  "









BOP Times   22/12/04 
    by Nyree Sherlock





" ...it is this blend of styles that works magnificently,
 producing a consistently laidback, almost wistful
 tone throughout the cd; the perfect sound to unwind
 to on a sultry summer evening. ..  --->  "









Weekend Sun 3/9/04
   Winston Watusi




"... You can tell from the first moments of the sensual opening 
take on Luke Hurley's Fait Accompli that this is something 
different. There is a three dimensional quality about the 
recording that immediately distinguishes it from most 
New Zealand releases....  --->  " 









 Radio New Zealand's National Station
Linda Clark's Nine to Noon Show
(7/10/04)

Transcript Excerpt from
Manu Taylor's review of 'Tracie de Jong : Turning In'





-Manu  :  "...see if I was an electronica merchant,
 and I know there's buckets of them out there, I
 would look for voices like her,I would have voices
 like hers on my records..  --->  "












 Thoughts from 
      others...-->  (new)












Longest Day Reviewer Comments



Winston Watusi - Bay News : 
"A debut album of rare 
beauty and poise; stylish , elegant and wistful. 
Unreservedly recommended...

..subtle and beautifully understated songs with
 a smooth and delicate flow...
if looking at comparisons for someone who has
 never heard Tracie sing, I would put her in the 
general territory explored by people like the Cowboy Junkies
 or Julee Cruise.... 
Of the songs themselves, those lyrics written by Kieran, lyrically
 move within the mournful circle of the Cowboy Junkies.
Both "Something Better" and the stunning "Jude" have the
 haunting sadness and human insights that characterise the
 Canadian band...elsewhere, the mood drifts from the perky
 light jazz of "letter from home" to the laid back Steely Dan feel 
on "Summer in the City"..
...listen to the album with a copy of the lyric in front of you 

and .. hear the way she twists and turns the words around,
lingering on some, emphasising particular phrases in unusual 
and evocative ways, and all with a sensual, smooth
 and utterly beguiling warmth... "

Stromboling  Reviewer Comments



Northern Advocate:
" A little gem of an album"




Real Groove:
"A musical marriage made in heaven"