That’s very powerful stuff for me.Diana Krall produced her new Verve release, This Dream Of You, herself in May 2020, and it was mixed by Al Schmitt, who worked closely with the artist to achieve a particular intimacy and immediacy to her voice in the sonic balance. He’d ask them to imagine they were his bartender and he’d start singing “Angel Eyes.” His cigarette would be dangling from his lips and he’d become a drunk at the bar talking about his girl. He used to do this bit with the audiences in his concerts. Post: You touch people with your ability to paint with emotion. Jazz gives me an unbelievable palette to express myself. I can’t put that into words, but I can make you feel it by snapping my fingers. It isn’t as intellectual and elitist as some people would make it out to be. ![]() Krall: What I was saying is, that’s how you discover jazz is an art form for people. Post: You’ve described how to find out if you like jazz, not what it is. Then I’d tell them to go to the library and listen to more of it. I’d tell them to watch and see what they like, see what interests them. If I were talking to kids, I’d tell them to watch the Ken Burns documentary on jazz. Krall: I don’t let myself think about all that. When asked about a Joni Mitchell duet, you say, “I’m not worthy.” Given all your accomplishments, your modesty seems out of place. Post: You’ve shied away from comparisons of your storytelling vocals with Frank Sinatra’s. Krall: I listen to “A Case of You” every night. Post: Is there one Joni song you’d pick as your favorite? I have to borrow a line from “Wayne’s World” and say, “I’m not worthy.” Krall: I wouldn’t have the audacity to think that she would want to sing with me. Post: Would you invite her to sing on one of your songs? She is amazing, and we’ve gotten to know each other. I had (her record) “Mingus” when I was 17 years old, but I wasn’t a Joni-head. Krall: She’s huge, but I only really got into her music over the last four years. Post: Has Joni Mitchell, a sister Canadian, always been a hero to you? I walked away with the attitude, “Hey, you wanna try and box me in? Tell you what, don’t try.” Krall: At that show, I saw there were no limits to music. Krall: It was, but I think the most important event for me was the tribute concert for Joni Mitchell that I was part of. Post: Was that the most important night of your career? Krall: A lot of people who had never heard of me, and may not have heard of me, listened – not only the public, but people in the industry. Post: How did the Grammy nomination for Album of the Year affect your career? Still single, but seeing a writer she preferred not to name, Krall lives in Manhattan and described herself as “pretty happy.” She went on to play in her high school jazz orchestra and by 15 was the house pianist at a restaurant in Vancouver, B.C., her hometown, before going on to study at the Berklee School of Music. She started playing classical piano when she was 4 years old. Krall obviously loves what she does, but calls it “a lot of hard work.” She’s appeared on three seasons of “Sex and the City,” and her music has been featured in the films “Autumn in New York,” “Random Hearts” and “The Score.” Since then, Krall has been touring, stitching together “The Look of Love” and working in TV and film. She lost (to Santana), but did snag the Grammy for best jazz album.Īnd she got everyone’s attention that night. ![]() Among the standards on this anticipated disc are “Cry Me a River,” “S’Wonderful,” “The Look of Love” and a beautiful, Spanish-language rendition of “Besame Mucho.”įor those outside (and inside) the jazz community, Krall’s nomination for the top prize – Album of the Year – at the ’99 Grammys was a shocker because it was the first jazz record to get that nod in 25 years. This new album, in which she’s lushly accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, gathers 10 ballads and bossa nova tunes. IN the world of jazz, Diana Krall is the “It” girl.The celebrated 35-year-old Canadian has model good looks, pianistic grace – and an old-fashioned voice that fairly smolders.Hailed by her fans and critics, Krall follows up her 1999 Grammy-winning disc, “When I Look in Your Eyes,” with “The Look of Love,” due out Tuesday.
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