Diana Krall

One thing for sure about Diana Krall ...she exudes controversy among music lovers. My friend and fellow music lover - audiophile, Robert hates DK as much as I like her. I can’t play any of DK’s albums when Robert is over lest he has a conniption fit.

I listened to the entire "Live in Paris" CD this morning. You know what it is about DK? Its her phrasing and the sultry nuances in her voice. Sexy as all get out, in my opinion. She does the same thing with her piano playing.

I can see why DK isn’t everyone’s cup of tea though. She certainly doesn’t have the perfect pitch and size of instrument that Sarah Vaughn enjoys, or the soul of Nina Simone ... but she DOES swing.

It doesn’t get much better than Nina Simone singing "Porgy," or Sarah Vaughn singing "A Foggy Day" and "I've Got A Crush On You."   Zowie!

Frank

Much better?
I don’t think it get ANY better than Simone singing "Porgy " .

A great artist, not to be confused with a good entertainer .

My first time seeing Diana Krall was live at Tanglewood on PBS many years back. Dressed in a black chiffon dress sitting behind the keyboard of I suppose was a Steinway concert grand with her beautiful blond locks blowing in the wind, quite a vision. The fact she was pretty good, no Nina or Sarah for sure, really is beside the point to me. I like her ok, some covers better than others (I’ve got you under my skin) but I’ll always remember seeing her the first time and enjoying every minute of her performance.

Gawd - the snobbery here is hilarious. And to think that in my decades of ignorance I had just assumed Krall was a fine jazz artist and performer in her own right.

But now I know she is just a mediocre "entertainer" in a world where only Music - not sports or poetry or drama or visual art -  can elevate the human soul to its goal of achieving Platonic form.

It must be lonely being so perfect in your messianic omniscience.