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19.5.25

DIANA KRALL — Turn Up the Quiet (2017) Two Version | SHM-CD | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Diana Krall spent the better part of the 2010s exploring byways of American song -- her 2012 set Glad Rag Doll drew heavily on obscure jazz from the 1920s and '30s, its 2015 sequel Wallflower concentrated on pop and rock tunes -- but 2017's Turn Up the Quiet finds the pianist/singer returning to well-known standards from the Great American Songbook. Reuniting with producer Tommy LiPuma for the first time since 2009's bossa nova-inspired Quiet Nights, Krall works with a trio of lineups on Turn Up the Quiet, alternating between a trio, quartet, and quintet. The album isn't divided into triads but rather gently shifts between these bands, a move that's sometimes imperceptible because the focus is firmly on Krall, the pianist. Her voice often operates at a hushed whisper -- a decision that suits this collection of romantic, dreamy material; it also underscores the importance of the record's title -- and that emphasizes her lithe piano along with the solo spotlights from her featured musicians. Krall gives her three bands plenty of space to shine -- fiddler Stuart Duncan, in particular, stuns with his solo on "I'll See You in My Dreams," but there are nice turns from guitarists Russell Malone, Anthony Wilson, and Marc Ribot, along with supple playing by bassists Christian McBride, Tony Garnier, and Anthony Wilson -- but what impresses is how these ensembles are all united in spirit and attitude, all thanks to their leader. Krall has a definite vision for Turn Up the Quiet -- she wants to keep things smoky and subdued, a record for the wee hours -- and the end result is so elegant, it seems effortless. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist :
1. Like Someone In Love 3:16
Acoustic Bass – Christian McBride
Composed By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Electric Guitar – Russell Malone
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
2. Isn't It Romantic 4:29
Acoustic Bass – John Clayton
Composed By – Rodgers & Hart
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
Electric Guitar – Anthony Wilson
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
Vibraphone – Stefan Harris
3. L-O-V-E 4:21
Acoustic Bass – John Clayton
Composed By – Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
Electric Guitar – Anthony Wilson
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
4. Night and Day 4:39
Acoustic Bass – John Clayton
Acoustic Guitar – Anthony Wilson
Composed By – Cole Porter
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
5. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 3:24
Acoustic Bass – Tony Garnier
Composed By – Al Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Karriem Riggins
Electric Guitar – Marc Ribot
Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
6. Moonglow 5:15
Acoustic Bass – Tony Garnier
Composed By – Eddie Delange, Irving Mills, Will Hudson
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Karriem Riggins
Electric Guitar – Marc Ribot
Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
7. Blue Skies 4:39
Acoustic Bass – Christian McBride
Composed By – Irving Berlin
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Electric Guitar – Russell Malone
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
8. Sway 6:13
Acoustic Bass – John Clayton
Acoustic Guitar – Anthony Wilson
Composed By – Luis Demetrio, Norman Gimbel, Pablo Rosas Rodriguez
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
9. No Moon At All 4:06
Acoustic Bass – John Clayton
Composed By – David Mann, Redd Evans
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
10. Dream 4:05
Acoustic Bass – Christian McBride
Composed By – John H. Mercer
Concertmaster – Joel Derouin
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Electric Guitar – Russell Malone
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall
11. I'll See You In My Dreams 3:51
Acoustic Bass – Tony Garnier
Acoustic Guitar – Marc Ribot
Composed By – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones
Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Drums – Karriem Riggins
Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
Solo Vocal, Piano – Diana Krall

9.4.24

CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST — Sophisticated Ladies (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

Bassist extraordinaire Charlie Haden has always prized diversity in his music, whether reaching for the outer limits with Ornette Coleman a half-century ago, leading his own experimental Liberation Music Orchestra or, in 2008, celebrating his roots in what's now called Americana onRambling Boy, a Grammy-nominated album that featured contributions from Elvis Costello, Béla Fleck, and others. As they mark their 25th year together, Haden's Quartet West -- not so much a side trip at this point as a comfy base to occasionally return to -- offers up Sophisticated Ladies, a collection split between collaborations with superstar female vocalists and rich instrumentals, nearly all of it heavily orchestrated. The set expands upon the concept Haden first explored in 1999 on The Art of the Song, which utilized vocalists Shirley Horn and Bill Henderson on various film songs and standards. This time, with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, pianist/arranger Alan Broadbent (both mainstays of the quartet), and drummer Rodney Green, Haden goes for a lush, all-embracing sound that suggests a warm, cozy mood that reflects a time -- which may or may not ever have existed -- when life was much less hectic. The recording largely pays tribute to the romantic balladry of the mid-20th century, and Haden's choices of both material and guest artists allow him to bring that concept to fruition gloriously. Diana Krall, leading the back-to-back "Goodbye" and "Wahoo," closes out the album: the first is a whispery take on the Gordon Jenkins number that served as Benny Goodman's theme song, and the latter an uptempo swinger written by Benny Harris. Norah Jones was a natural pick for a set that values classiness and sensuality, and her "Ill Wind," penned by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and arranged by Haden, exudes a smoky nightclub ambience, Broadbent's piano lending a blues touch to Jones' soothing delivery. Cassandra Wilson is another inspired pick, and her interpretation of Johnny Mercer's "My Love and I," bathed in strings and elegance, is a highlight of the set. The album's other vocal performances -- by Melody Gardot, Renée Fleming, and Ruth Cameron -- are also memorable, but not to be overlooked are the non-vocal tracks. Hank Jones' bluesy "Angel Face" is simultaneously sweet and melancholy, while Steve Khun's fiery "Today I Am a Man" is the swingingest number here. And of course, Haden couldn't very well title his album Sophisticated Ladies without including Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," which matches Watts' bold saxophone licks to another luxuriant orchestration. Sophisticated Ladies does fall just short at times of mimicking a brand of saccharine faux-post-big-band jazz that flourished in the '50s and early '60s, but Haden and his team are too masterful to allow their tribute to lose its stylishness and, of course, its sophistication. Jeff Tamarkin
Tracklist :
1. If I'm Lucky - 5:40
Vocals [Vocal] – Melody Gardot
Written-By – Eddie De Lange, Josef Myrow
2. Sophisticated Lady - 4:29
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
3. Ill Wind - 4:25
Arranged By – Charlie Haden
Vocals [Vocal] – Norah Jones
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
4. Today I Am A Man - 5:23
Arranged By – Charlie Haden
Written-By – Steve Khun
5. My Love And I - 4:14
Vocals - Cassandra Wilson
Written-By – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
6. Theme From 'Markham' - 4:40
Written-By – Stanley Wilson
7. Let's Call It A Day - 5:52
Vocals - Ruth Cameron
Written-By – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
8. Angel Face - 4:09
Written-By – Hank Jones
9. A Love Like This - 5:13
Vocals - Renée Fleming
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young
10. My Old Flame - 5:35
Arranged By – Charlie Haden
Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
11. Goodbye - 5:49
Vocals - Diana Krall
Written-By – Gordon Jenkins
12. Wahoo - 4:53
Arranged By – Charlie Haden
Written-By – Bennie Harris
Credits
Arranged By [Quartet Arrangements By] – Charlie Haden
Arranged By [String Orchestra Arranged By], Conductor [String Orchestra Conducted By] – Alan Broadbent
Band – Charlie Haden Quartet West
Contractor [String Contractor: String Orchestra Los Angeles, May 20th and 21st, 2010, Capitol Studios] – Marcy Vaj
Contractor [String Contractor: String Orchestra New York, June 4th 2010, Avatar Studios] – Jill Dell'Abate
Double Bass – Charlie Haden
Drums – Rodney Green
Featuring – Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Norah Jones, Renée Fleming, Ruth Cameron
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Cello – Elizabeth Wright, Jodi Burnett, Tim Loo
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Cello [Principal] – Steve Richards
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Viola – Margot Aldcroft, Robert Berg, Susanna Giordano
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Viola [Principal] – Karen Elaine
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Violin – Adriana Zoppo, Anatoly Fosinsky, Cameron Patrick, Eric Gorfain, Kevin Kumar, Kirsten Fife, Maria Newman, Marina Manukian, Michael Ferril, Pam Gates, Ruth Buegger Johnson*, Susan Chatman
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Violin [Principal] – Margaret Wooten
Musician [String Orchestra Los Angeles], Violin, Concertmaster – Marcy Vaj
Musician [String Orchestra New York], Cello – Diane Barere, Ellen Westerman, Jeanne Leblanc, Jerry Grossman
Musician [String Orchestra New York], Viola – Dov Scheindlin, Karen Dreyfus, Todd Low, Vincent Lionti
Musician [String Orchestra New York], Violin – Avril Brown, Cecelia Hobbs Gardner, Hae Young Ham, Jonathan Dinklage, Joyce Hammann, Karen Karlsrud, Katherine Fong, Katherine Livolsi*, Laura McGinniss, Narciso Figueroa, Una Tone, Yuilo Kamakari, Yuri Vodovoz
Musician [String Orchestra New York], Violin, Concertmaster – Elena Barere
Piano – Alan Broadbent
Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts

4.10.18

TONY BENNETT & DIANA KRALL - Love Is Here To Stay (2017) [24-96] FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tony Bennett and Diana Krall's partnership didn't begin with the 2018 duets album Love Is Here to Stay. Krall popped up on two prior duets albums from Bennett and the pair toured at the dawn of the 2000s, but Love Is Here to Stay marks their first full record together, and it's an elegant affair. Conceived as a tribute to George Gershwin, the album is filled with familiar tunes, but hints of imagination lurk around the edges, such as the revival of "Fascinating Rhythm," the tune Bennett recorded for his first single in 1949. Nearly 70 years separate that version of "Fascinating Rhythm" from this 2018 rendition, and while Bennett certainly sounds older -- his voice is slightly raspy, he can't hit the high notes the way he used to, nor does he sing with quite as much force -- he still sounds spry and commanding, happily dancing through these cozy melodies, singing with as much rhythm as lyricism. Krall responds in kind, trading staccato phrases that are slyly complementary to Bennett's own. In the Bill Charlap Trio, the pair have empathetic support, keeping the proceedings both light and lush, helping to turn this album into a charming testament to endurance -- endurance of the Gershwin catalog, the collaboration between Krall and Bennett, and, especially, how Tony Bennett can still sound completely committed to songs he's spent decades singing. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist
1 'S Wonderful 2:51
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
2 My One and Only 2:50
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin

3 But Not for Me 3:06