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When I Look in Your Eyes |
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| Styles: |
Adult Contemporary - Female Vocalists - Jazz - Labels - Impulse! - Vocalists - Female - Pop |
| Media: |
Audio CD |
| Release Date: |
31 May 1999 |
| Label: |
Verve |
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| UPC Catalogue No: |
011105030427 |
| Amazon Sales Ranking: |
1700 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Description |
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Years after the 1990s, the decade will be remembered for the rise of pianist-vocalist Diana Krall. Simply put, this British Columbian-born artist is one of the most engaging musicians to emerge from the heap of scat-happy singers high on pyrotechnics, but short on poetry. Stamped with the imprimatur of the Nat King Cole trio and blessed by her apprenticeship with the late West Coast piano giant Jimmy Rowles, Krall simply sings songs the way they're supposed to be sung: with devotion to the lyric and with attention to the groove. This CD finds Krall in familiar company with compatriots Russell Malone (on guitar), bassist John Clayton, drummers Lewis Nash and Jeff Hamilton, and vibraphonist (and former Bill Evans associate) Larry Bunker--all supported by Johnny Mandel's svelte string arrangements. Krall and crew take Irving Berlin's chestnut "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and the Sinatra-signatured "I've Got You Under My Skin" south to Brazil via a sexy bossa nova. Malone's lush guitar accompaniment complements Krall's heartfelt delivery on "When I Look in Your Eyes", and Michael Franks's "Popsicle Toes" dances courtesy of Hamilton's drum work. "Devil May Care", "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)", The Best Thing for You", and the stridish "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" groove with a minimum of waste, while Mandel's simpatico strings steal the show on "I'll String Along with You", "Pick Yourself Up", and "Do It Again". All of which further illuminate the cool fire from this fine gift from North of the Border. --Eugene Holley Jr. |
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Tracks |
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Let's face the music and dance |
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Devil may care |
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Let's fall in love |
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When I look in your eyes |
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Popsicle toes |
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I've got you under my skin |
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I can't give you anything but love |
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I'll string along with you |
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East of the sun (and west of the moon) |
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Pick yourself up |
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Best thing for you |
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Do it again |
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Why should I care |
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Customer Reviews |
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A jazzy romance |
Rating: 5.0 |
'When I Look In Your Eyes' is a classy, well produced album which shows off the skills of Diana Krall and her trio beautifully. As with most of Diana's albums (apart from the latest Krall album, 'The Look of Love' which only contains slow paced tunes) the album has just the right mix of ballads, up-tempo, and mid-tempo tracks. Whatever they play, they play it well and with confidence. The songs themselves are all glorious, although I can't decide whether I prefer Ms Krall singing ballads or swing, as I think she deals with both styles equally well. My favourite track on the album though is 'String along with you' which is am absolutely superb and utterly moving rendition of the love song. The addition of strings to Diana Krall's trio adds more romance to this album than her previous CD's, although you can't help but feel the orchestra takes away a little of the intimate feel of the trio recordings. Not all the songs have the addition of the orchestra, and the ones without are definately the most swinging numbers on the album. This is a great showcase of Diana Krall's talents as a singer, although for the purist jazz fan then I would suggest you perchase one of Krall's earlier recordings, such as 'Stepping Out' which have far more swing and Krall plays a lot more piano on them too. A recommended purchase to anyone who loves to hear jazzy tunes with a touch of romance. |
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A voice like honey being poured over silk |
Rating: 5.0 |
I bought this CD after discovering "Loves Scenes" quite by accident. The first time I played "When I look in Your Eyes" I had to stop what I was doing - making dinner - and just sit down and listen to that wonderful voice. I listened to the whole CD three or four times over, quite forgetting the time and my stomach! She has such a natural ability to bring any song, any melody, any lyric to life and often in a most unexpected and misceivous way. If you want an introduction to how good jazz can be, buy this (and all her other CDs too!) trust me, you won't regret it. I recently had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Diana Krall together with Tony Bennett (Tony Bennett!) on Dave Letterman's show in North America. I have seldom seen two musicians so suited to one another. Enjoy. |
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Beautiful and majestic!! |
Rating: 5.0 |
I loved this album from the first time I listened to it. It features some of the greatest songs written like "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "Pick Yourself Up", "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Let's Fall in Love" along with other beautifully arranged standards. It's as if Diana Krall weaves them and makes them her own conjuring up a delightful album. Diana Krall's dreamy vocals are sensual and just right for these songs. My favourite track is "I'll String Along With You" because it's so dreamy in appearance and her vocals fit it like a glove. A beautifully arranged album that any jazz fan should own. I highly recommend it. |
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She's just too smooth! |
Rating: 5.0 |
My musical tastes are pretty varied, but they do not normally extent to 'easy listening'. For Diana Krall I will make an exception. She has such a seductive voice that she could sing about laxatives and it would still sell. This CD has a mixture of covers and original material that makes light work of the sixty minutes that the album spans. Her piano work is also delightful, and her cover of 'I've got you under my skin' made me go out and buy a Sinatra album. In the future I'd love to see her work with some different artists and see what happens - perhaps a duet with Cassandra Wilson is too much to hope for... |
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Stunning follow-up to Love scenes |
Rating: 5.0 |
Diana's previous collection of very romantic love songs had been so successful that the formula was repeated. However, there is nothing formulaic about the quality of this album, which is every bit as good as Love scenes.Again, the songs were chosen from the Great American songbook. Many of the songs were originally American hits in the twenties and thirties, including Let's face the music and dance (Fred Astaire), Devil may care (Glenn Miller), Let's fall in love (Eddy Duchin), When I look in your eyes (Hunter Rodeheaver and Virginia Asher), I've got you under my skin (Ray Noble), I can't give you anything but love (Cliff Edwards, Ben Selvin and Johnny Hamp all had huge hits with it), I'll string along with you (Ted Fio Rito), East of the sun (Tom Coakley), Pick yourself up (Fred Astaire) and Do it again (Paul Whiteman). Some of these songs, like Let's face the music and dance, were originally more up-tempo, but here they are slowed right down, making them sound fresh and exciting. The original artists are mostly unknown these days - only Glenn Miller and Fred Astaire remain widely recognisable - but Diana and others are doing an excellent job of keeping their music alive and relevant to a modern generation. |
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