Best Diana Krall album...........is???

Just start the same way I did with Diana Krall, get ALL of them

"The Girl in the Next Room" is good in its own right. It is a very big departure from her other work. The all original material is a departure from her other releases which is primarily covers of jazz standards. The influence of Elvis Costello definitely shines through, of course, since he co-wrote almost every song. Aside from being a little dark (Costello again)"

Fpeel expresses my feelings above. Most of her stuff w/orchestra is too produced/commercial for me. Cheers,
Spencer

My vote is also for "The Girl in the other room". It is very well recorded and for me it makes her reach more than the "standards" she has recorded. The texture in her voice explores many variations which I really like and the songs themselves are very engaging. Someone said they are darker....perhaps, but they really suck you into the music.

Ya heard one Ya heard em all.

I saw her live before I owned a recording and I must say, I would take a recording of that date rather than have her records...for the exception of Girl in the Other Room. Her quartet approached the music in a minimalist/improvisational way...plenty of space, subtlety. The background strings in many of her recordings, IMO, really detract from her talents.