Diana Krall

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Diana Krall is just one in a number of young Canadian artists with an uncanny talent for the distinctly American jazz genre. At an early age, Krall was introduced to jazz artistry directly through her father’s album collection that underscored the jazz greats. As further testament to her musical precociousness, Krall took up the piano before she was five years old. Krall pursued a jazz education at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. While playing piano around her native British Columbia, she caught the ear of jazz musicians Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton. Not long afterward she was whisked off to LA where she took up study under the mentorship of jazz pianist Jimmy Rowles.

Krall’s Smoky Vocals

Her vocal abilities were unexplored at first, but when it was discovered she had a distinctive vocal style, her jazz stardom was almost a definite. Her voice is silky and smoky and captures a characteristic edge that sets most female jazz vocalists apart.

By the time her first album, Stepping Out, was released under the Justin Time label, Krall was ensconced in the colorful jazz scene only found in New York City. This would be her only album produced by this label. She went on to subsequently release her second album with GRP. While Only Trust Your Heart still flew under the critical radar, the album nevertheless is a polished and tightly knit jazz collection of reworked standards inflected with Krall’s evolving style.

Add Songwriting To Her Resume

Third time’s a charm and Krall’s album All For You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio won her a Grammy nomination. Krall’s follow-up tour with crooner Tony Bennett made her a big name in the world of jazz. As if the well of Krall’s talent has no bottom she showcased her songwriting abilities on her 2004 album, Girl in the Other Room. Sources reported her marriage to progressive songwriter and artist Elvis Costello was a big influence on her foray into writing.

Stepping Out (1993):

1. This Can’t Be Love
2. Straighten Up and Fly Right
3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
4. I’m Just a Lucky So and So
5. Body and Soul
6. 42nd Street
7. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
8. Big Foot
9. Frim Fram Sauce
10. Jimmie
11. As Long As I Live
12. On the Sunny Side of the Street

Only Trust your Heart (1994):

1. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t (My Baby)
2. Only Trust Your Heart
3. I Love Being Here with You
4. Broadway
5. Folks Who Live on the Hill
6. I’ve Got the World on a String
7. Squeeze Me
8. All Night Long
9. CRS Craft

All For You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio (1996):

1. I’m An Errand Girl for Rhythm
2. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You
3. You Call It Madness
4. Frim Fram Sauce
5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
6. Baby Baby All the Time
7. Hit That Jive Jack
8. You’re Looking At Me
9. I’m Thru With Love
10. Deed I Do
11. A Blossom Fell
12. If I Had You

Love Scenes (1997):

1. All or Nothing At All
2. Peel Me a Grape
3. I Don’t Know Enough About You
4. I Miss You So
5. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
6. Lost Mind
7. I Don’t Stand the Ghost of A Chance With You
8. You’re Getting To Be a Habit With Me
9. Gentle Rain
10. How Deep is the Ocean (How High is the Sky)
11. My Love Is
12. Garden In the Rain

When I Look in Your Eyes (1999):

1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance
2. Devil May Care
3. Let’s Fall in Love
4. When I Look in Your Eyes
5. Popsicle Toes
6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
7. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
8. I’ll String Along with You
9. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
10. Pick Yourself Up
11. The Best Thing for You
12. Do It Again
13. Why Should I Care

The Look of Love (2001):

1. ‘S Wonderful
2. Love Letters
3. I Remember You
4. Cry Me a River
5. Besame Mucho
6. The Night We Called it a Day
7. Dancing in the Dark
8. I Get Along Without You Very Well
9. The Look of Love
10. Maybe You’ll Be There

Live in Paris (2002):

1. I Love Being Here With You
2. Let’s Fall In Love
3. ‘Deed I Do
4. The Look of Love
5. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
7. Devil May Care
8. Maybe You’ll Be There
9. ‘S Wonderful
10. Fly Me to the Moon
11. A Case of You
12. Just the Way You Are

The Girl in the Other Room (2004):

1. Stop This World
2. The Girl in the Other Room
3. Temptation
4. Almost Blue
5. I’ve Changed My Address
6. Love Me Like a Man
7. I’m Pulling Through
8. Black Crow
9. Narrow Daylight
10. Abandoned Masquerade
11. I’m Coming Through
12. Departure Bay

Christmas Songs (2005):

1. Jingle Bells
2. Let It Snow
3. Christmas Song
4. Winter Wonderland
5. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
6. Christmas Time Is Here
7. Santa Claus is Coming To Town
8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
9. White Christmas
10. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
11. Sleigh Ride
12. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

From This Moment On (2006):

1. It Could Happen To You
2. Isn’t It a Lovely Day?
3. How Insensitive
4. Exactly Like You
5. From This Moment On
6. I Was Doing All Right
7. Little Girl Blue
8. Day In Day Out
9. Willow Weep for Me
10. Come Dance with Me
11. You Can Depend On Me