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Wallflower finds Diana Krall breaking new ground with her interpretations of some of the greatest pop songs of all time. The album features popular songs from the 1960's to present day that inspired Krall in her early years. She showcases her considerable gifts as a vocalist in a bold and beautiful way with her unique artistry transcending any single musical style. The album features well known hits including Elton John's "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" and guest vocals from Michael Buble and Bryan Adams.
From the luxurious opening chords of the first track, even before Diana Krallhas sung a single beautiful note, her new Verve release- The Look of Love-will have you hooked. After winning a Best Jazz Vocal Performance Grammy for 1999's platinum-selling When I Look in Your Eyes, Diana Krall delivers her best album yet-a lush, cinematic collection of ballads and bossa nova tunes. Produced by Verve Music Group Chairman Tommy LiPuma, and featuring the London Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by the legendary Claus Ogerman, The Look of Love brings to mind such classic Frank Sinatra albums as In The Wee Small Hoursand Only The Lonely. But the elegant piano solos, the sensual vocals, and the wickedly modern sense of humor are, inimitably, all Krall. "Claus Ogerman and Johnny Mandel have been my favorite arranger/composers since I was seventeen years old," Diana explains. "So I said to Tommy LiPuma, 'wouldn't it be great if we could work with Claus on the next album?'" At the time, it seemed simply like another 'what if?' Sure, Ogerman had crafted landmark albums for Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, but the German composer had been retired from arranging other musicians' work-concentrating instead on his own piano sonatas and violin concertos-for almost 17 years. Then, when Diana was on tour in Munich, LiPuma arranged for her to have lunch with Ogerman. Struck by Diana's musicianship, and their mutual love of old movies, Ogerman took the project on. The film buff connection proved to be more than a coincidence; it influenced how Krall has grown as a singer. Her voice is richer than it has ever been and so is the feeling underneath each song. "There are passages in which she reminds me of Barbara Stanwyck," Ogerman told The Los Angeles Timesrecently. "She's acting the words great, the way Sinatra did. While he was singing, he was acting out the lyrics, and Diana does the same thing." From a smoky rendition of "Cry Me A River," to the heartbreaking tenderness of "I Get Along Without You Very Well," to a Spanish-language version of "Besame Mucho," and her sultry rendition of the title track, The Look of Loveis the album that Diana Krall fans have been waiting for. Of The Look of Love, Krall says: "I was so creatively pumped. We recorded so many tunes; I wish we could have released a double record... This album is my dream come true."
Co-produced by Krall, with GRAMMY award winning, Tommy LiPuma, the album features the talents of renowned arranger and bassist John Clayton (Count Basie, Duke Ellington), Anthony Wilson (Chris Botti, Michael Buble), drummer Jeff Hamilton (Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole) and bassist Bob Hurst (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live). The Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra accompanies Krall for seasonal standards, "Let It Snow," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "Jingle Bells."
The first full-length collection of new studio recordings from eight-time Grammy award winner Barbra Streisandsince 2005's Guilty Pleasures. Love Is The Answershowcases the artist as a singer of emotional clarity, depth and maturity, offering the listener a selection of heartfelt late-night meditations on love's powers, heartbreaks and solaces. It provides an opportunity for Streisand to work for the first time with the Grammy-winning Canadian jazz artist Diana Kralland her quartet (piano, guitar, bass, drums) who bring a refined and sensual poignancy to the album's sophisticated and subtle accompaniments. Rounding out the album's smoky after-hours ambience with his sublime orchestrations is the legendary songwriter ("The Shadow of Your Smile") and Grammy-winning arranger Johnny Mandel(who worked with Streisand on her 1993 Back to Broadwayalbum and arranged/co-produced Krall's 1998 Grammy-winning When I Look In Your Eyes).Track Listing1. Here's To Life 2. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 3. Gentle Rain 4. If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) 5. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 6. Make Someone Happy 7. Where Do You Start? 8. A Time For Love 9. Here's That Rainy Day 10. Love Dance 11. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 12. Some Other Time 13. You Must Believe In Spring
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