★★★★★
Label: VERVE Rating: Dusky voiced and restrained without straining, Diana Krall is the thinking man's sensual wading pool. Economy to her elegantly old school piano playing, Tommy LiPuma manages to craft an understated lushness that harkens back to a time when sophistication was the ultimate aspiration-and cocktail noir was mystery and an invitation. Embracing a collection of standards, she slinks through "The Girl From Ipanema," "You're My Thrill" and "Quiet Nights" with a quiet storm rapture...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
Still, there is a major sonic difference between the two recordings. McCartney's album often sounds true to the material's time with its swaying backdrops and his laidback vocal performance, but Krall's take periodically looks to update the sound while remaining true to its roots thanks to producer T Bone Burnett's handiwork and his team of crack musicians...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
Diana Krall insists that this survey of tunes mostly from the 1920s and early '30s isn't a period piece, positing, "We all just went in there as if these songs were written yesterday." If so, somebody forgot to tell the rest of "we all," because the players surrounding her--among them producer and guitarist T Bone Burnett, Marc Ribot (guitars, bass, banjo) and a curious cat named Howard Coward (actually a pseudonym long-ago adopted by Krall's husband, Elvis Costello)--seem to be enjoying a...
- jazztimes.com
2012-11-18
★★★★★
When Pink forgets to wear pants on her album cover (see: "The Truth About Love"), people think, "Well, that's because she's Pink." But when Diana Krall - an esteemed 47-year-old jazz-pop vocalist and mother of two - does it, well, it feels like a cry for help. But you can rest easy. The glamour shot is a merely a nod to the vaudeville-era theme of her new album, "Glad Rag Doll...
- www.sfgate.com
2012-10-15
★★★★★
Success is to be devoutly hoped for in life. And if you are a jazz musician, achieving Diana Krall-level success is like winning the lottery or striking gold - a rare coming together of spectacular sales and not a little critical acclaim. But that kind of success in art is going to be a prison more often than not. It certainly was for Krall...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-10-15
★★★★★
DIANA KRALL Live in Paris [DVD] (Eagle Eye Media) US release date: 2 April 2002 UK release date: 1 April 2002 by Wayne Franklin kralldiana-live.jpg :. e-mail this article :. print this article :. comment on this article People are sheep. It's an ugly fact, but it's an undeniable truth nonetheless. People say they're strong-willed individuals, but they continue to follow the crowd. Unfortunately, those who lead the crowd are often as ignorant as the followers...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-01-20
★★★★★
Diana Krall swings like nobody's business on what will likely be the best holiday jazz record of the season. What makes this album truly special is the fact that it holds up as both a Christmas album and as a jazz record. It's perfect for chestnut-roasting weather, but I could also see spinning it in mid-July just for kicks. It's not mere hyperbole to say that this record sounds like an instant classic...
- www.soundspike.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Diana Krall's sizable following has always been split between straight-ahead jazz fans and Adult Contemporary listeners. Krall's 12th CD, "Quiet Nights,' is one that will please both sides of that equation. Krall serves up a softly sensuous blend of classic ballads and bossa novas on the aptly titled 10-track set, which marks her first new studio release since the 2006 Top 10 hit "From This Moment On...
- www.soundspike.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Diana Krall's lack of self-consciousness is the chief virtue of From This Moment On. Big band swing feels dated, but Krall performs it as if a half-century hasn't passed since Ella Fitzgerald recorded the title song. Similarly, she may be one of the most popular contemporary female jazz vocalists, but there are no star turns or bravura performances...
- www.offbeat.com
2010-11-09
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