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

"Good for you! I have several albums and only ever played them once. I find it very puzzling why she is so popular. My loss I guess - try as I might I simply don't get it - and I normally like ALL genres even the prototypical formulaic throw back your hair sultry kind of dross."

Well I must say Shadorne you nailed it for me. While I find many of the recordings to be quite good the artistry is just not involving. Your quote sums it up for me, I don't get it. She is a beautiful woman, obviously loves what she is is doing but at the end of the day she can be thrown into the category of performers that are marketed more for their looks than any substance they bring to the table.....mediocrity? maybe not quite that severe a inditement but she is not an inovative artist. Am I being too cynical? maybe but she just doesn't move me however much I like her persona.

Questioning her popularity is valid--but has to be seen in context of her timing. She came about at a time when active female, 'jazz' artists were seemingly few in number.
Her "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" was a good song and she does have good pitch and interesting phrasing. I, once enamored, am now seeing her lessened somewhat when compared to the the mega talents such as, Ella, (in her own category), and Nancy Wilson.

Does she really have any?
And I don't say that flippantly, I tried to like her, I saw her (boy, was it a boring dull show), and I used to sell her stuff at my shop. I concluded people who bought her were looking for someone new, unfortunately, new is not always better. She can't hold a candle to any singer/piano player I've heard. On her xmas album, the players were great, the recording great, then when she comes in, lookout, she takes the joy out of xmas! I was hoping with the birth of her children she'd retire.

Obviously, it has become popular to bash Krall, but not me. I have all of Diana Krall's CD's and like them all, although "Girl in the Other Room" is my least favourite of the batch. I really like "All for You", "Love Scenes", and the "Live in Paris DVD". There are aspects about a lot of her albums that I quite like. No, she's not the greatest out there, but that doesn't mean that her albums are not good or enjoyable. To each his own.

A lot of people like to compare newer vocal artists to the greats of the past such as Ella and that's totally fine. Not living up to that standard doesn't automatically dismiss someone as a artist. I also think, that to some extent, a lot of people hold the greats of the past on such a high pedestal that no one else could possibly compare. Talented singers and interpreters of song are not all long gone. As much as I like Ella, I personally find that Stacey Kent is a finer interpreter of standards than Ella. She has great timing, phrasing, and I think she delivers more feeling/emotion than Ella. Others can disagree and that's totally fine. Everyone has different tastes.

Lol, i have to correct you, it hasn't become popular, it's always been popular. But I agree, each to their own. I only commented since I really tried to like her, saw her, heard her many times, and still felt blah. Now Stacy Kent, her I like. She reminds me in some ways of Blossom Dearie.
I've also taken a liking to Diane Reeves, especially with her input on the movie goodnight and good luck. Loved Holly Cole when she first started out, one great live show, then one not, and now, she's either out of steam or material that suits her-maybe it's the weight gain.
Jane Monheit doesnt' float my boat either. And you wonder why we go back to the old singers...