“Hetty Kate’s repertoire was, in my view, the most stimulating an interesting collection of standards that I’ve heard for many years. …it was clear that a packed audience in The Lounge was in for a special evening… Soon, another unforgettable highlight: Pure Imagination … Kate flew faultlessly through… I was now convinced that Hetty Kate was presenting a unique and unusually hip repertoire, one of the most interesting collection of songs I’ve heard from a vocalist in a long time. One rarely hears a repertoire of such quality.
True to her apparent mission to present the unusual, Hetty Kate finished with a lovely version of the well-known ballad The Good Life … a satisfying conclusion to an amazing concert. As these four great jazz musicians came to the front of the stage …I was struck with a genuine feeling of gladness that I’d been there in The Lounge to experience it.”