Steppin' Out [Remaster]

Performer: Diana Krall
Artist: Jeff Hamilton
Engineer: Eddy King; Hank Cicalo; Ian Terry; Rick Winquest
Producer: Jim West
Distributor: IDN Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Diana Krall (vocals, piano); John Clayton (bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums). Recorded at Kingsound, North Hollywood, California and Group IV Studios, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Ray Brown. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Diana Krall (vocals, piano); Jeff Hamilton (snare drum). Audio Mixers: Ian Terry; Denis Cadieux. Audio Remasterer: Ren�e Marc-Aur�le. Liner Note Author: Ray Brown . Recording information: Group IV Recording, Hollywood C; Kingsound, North Hollywood, CA. Photographer: Michael Slobodian. Arranger: Diana Krall. STEPPIN' OUT was singer Diana Krall's first released session, recorded in 1992. Jazz singing aside, what most attracts listeners at first are Krall's prodigious piano chops. A former student of legendary pianist Jimmy Rowles, Krall is eager to show her stuff here, making this release as much an instrumentalist's debut as a vocalist's. Unlike just about every other new pianist, Krall doesn't go in for the murky chromatic maelstroms that currently pass for improvisation. She's an unpretentious traditionalist with a big funky sound and splashy dynamics worthy of Erroll Garner and Red Garland. Check out instrumentals "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" and "Big Foot" for thoroughly hard swinging of the old school. Of course Diana Krall has since made a name as one of our better jazz singers. The simplicity and taste marking her piano playing also characterize Krall's approach to singing. And the bluesy spare attack she employs leaves plenty of room for the liquid piano accompaniment to fill up. She's also fond of bending a phrase or two, but doesn't overdo it like many neophyte jazz singers. Most of all she sounds honest, a rarity in a young artist performing in such a classic style.

With her pre-bop piano style, cool but sensual singing, and fortuitously photogenic looks, Diana Krall took the jazz world by storm in the late-'90s. By the turn of the century she was firmly established as one of the biggest sellers in jazz. Her 1996 album ALL FOR YOU was a Nat "King" Cole tribute that showed the singer-pianist's roots, and since then she has stayed fairly close to that tradition-minded mode, with wildly successful results.

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