Diana Krall

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2008
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    * She is at best an uninteresting singer. I actually find her to be pretty poor; she sounds like a Canadian trying to sound slightly soulful.

    That's exactly what I really wanted to say...:eek:

    Krall is a simply a product of marketing hype. She is the Britney Spears of the jazz genre. She won't go down in the annals of history as a great jazz singer.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    I like her, but I like Mary Stalling and Patricia Barber even more :)

    SS - you like Mary Stallings? OK, you got good taste. Mary is a true jazz singer.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited May 2008
    Jane Monheit or Cassandra Wilson are good. Krall sounds like she's just going through the motions. She has good sound, but puts no emotion into her performance.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited May 2008
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Woo, what a magical voice this disc has...

    Incredibly vocal and piano recording with ALOT of air...

    What album are you listening to? Love her voice.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    SS - you like Mary Stallings? OK, you got good taste. Mary is a true jazz singer.

    Yeah, I would say Mary Stalling pretty much shows everyone else in Jazz how it's done. I have several of her albums but my favorite is "Fine and Mellow" on Gold Disc.

    "Live at the Vanguard" is pretty good too.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2008
    If you guys like Krall, you'll cream in your panties once you hear anything by Dianne Reeves, the reigning queen of contemporary jazz.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    If you guys like Krall, you'll cream in your panties once you hear anything by Dianne Reeves, the reigning queen of contemporary jazz.

    I'll check that out tonight. Can you name some good albums?
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    I'll check that out tonight. Can you name some good albums?

    All of them.

    Start with the "Best of..."
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2008
    ^^^ I agree
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,972
    edited May 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    That's exactly what I really wanted to say...:eek:

    Krall is a simply a product of marketing hype. She is the Britney Spears of the jazz genre. She won't go down in the annals of history as a great jazz singer.

    heh-heh. He said "go down" and "annals". Heh-heh-heh.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    I'll check that out tonight. Can you name some good albums?

    I have an SACD by Terrance Blanchard, Reeves vocals are featured on two of the tracks and she is smokin hot, the disc also has Jane Monheint, Cassandra Williams and Krall, of course the SACD is out of print but this one is a winner, there are also a few instrumental tracks where Blanchard does his stuff.

    As far as Krall, I have been a fan, but, I caught her on HDNET TV at the Montreal Jazz festival, ugh, maybe she was having a bad night, but she looked dumpy in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt looking thing, she sang lousy, she struggled at the piano, and she had zero stage presence, ruined my Krall fantasies.

    RT1
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2008
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    I have an SACD by Terrance Blanchard, Reeves vocals are featured on two of the tracks and she is smokin hot, the disc also has Jane Monheint, Cassandra Williams and Krall, of course the SACD is out of print but this one is a winner, there are also a few instrumental tracks where Blanchard does his stuff.

    As far as Krall, I have been a fan, but, I caught her on HDNET TV at the Montreal Jazz festival, ugh, maybe she was having a bad night, but she looked dumpy in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt looking thing, she sang lousy, she struggled at the piano, and she had zero stage presence, ruined my Krall fantasies.

    RT1


    Sounds like Britney Spears on her MTV Awards Comeback after her breakdown . . .
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