Quiet Nights [PA]

Performer: Diana Krall
Engineer: Steve Generick; Rick Fernandez; Dan Johnson; Al Schmitt
Producer: Diana Krall; Tommy LiPuma
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Joel Pargman, Eun Mee Ahn, David Ewart, Amy Wickman, Gil Romero, Katia Popov, Tammy Hatwan, Razdan Kutumjain, Alan Grunfeld, Helen Nightengale, Barbara Porter, Mari Tsumura, Sid Page, Bruce Dukov, Peter Kent, Yue Deng, Tiffiany Yi Hu, Darius Campo, Liane Mautner, Josephina Vergara, Caroline Campbell, Charlie Bisharat, Mario Diaz de Leon, Tereza Stanislav (violin); Matt Funes, Marlo Fisher, Dan Neufeld, Vickie Miskolczy, Kate Reddish, Todd Marda, Janet Lakatos, David F. Walther, Evan Wilson, Thomas Dienner (viola); Trevor Handy, Rudy Stein, Timothy Landauer, Dan Smith , Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Antony Cooke, Larry Corbett, Cecilia Tsan, Steve Richards (cello); Steve Kujala, Geri Rotella, David Shostac, Heather Clark (alto flute, bass flute); Earl Dumler (oboe); Joseph Meyer , Todd Miller, Bill Lane, Rick Todd, Brad Warnaar (French horn); Doug Tornquist (tuba); Robert Zimmiti (vibraphone); Drew Dembowski, Reggie Hamilton, Sue Raney, Nico Carmine Abondolo, Ed Meares (bass guitar). Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt. Audio Remasterer: Doug Sax. Arranger: Claus Ogerman. Diana Krall's first studio outing since she and husband Elvis Costello became the proud parents of twin boys, 2009's QUIET NIGHTS finds the jazz singer/pianist turning in a serene and pleasantly subdued set. Krall breezes through a few bossa nova standards, most notably "The Girl from Ipanema" (here gender-reversed to "The Boy...") and the title track (originally "Corcovado"), both penned by the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim. QUIET NIGHTS isn't solely a Brazilian-themed outing, however, as Krall also spends plenty of time in the comfortable realm of the Great American Songbook, offering up elegant orchestral renditions of "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" and the Bacharach/David gem "Walk On By" that benefit from her supremely smoky vocals and graceful delivery.

Down Beat (p.73) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Her great rhythm section is stalwart throughout....Claus Ogerman has provided luxurious orchestral arrangements that never call attention to themselves..." Record Collector (magazine) (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The results are stunning, Krall's sultry voice evinces a deeper sensuality and soulfulness than ever before..."

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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