Diana Krall - From This Moment on
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Artist: Diana KrallEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-09-19
Music Label: Verve
Soundtracks:
- It Could Happen to You
- Isn?t This A Lovely Day
- How Insensitive
- Exactly Like You
- From This Moment On
- I was Doing All Right
- Little Girl Blue
- Day In Day Out
- Willow Weep For Me
- Come Dance With Me
- You Can Depend On Me
Free Music Notes for From This Moment on
Free Music Review: Oldies but goodies: Diana Krall brings new life to vintage pop standards!
Hit: 5 Stars
When Diana Krall released WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES in 1999, it was the latest in a string of like-minded albums that focused on her interpretations of timeless pop standards. One could have reasonably expected this good-sounding, big-selling pattern to continue into Y2K and beyond. However, Diana opted to break away from her winning formula on 2001's THE LOOK OF LOVE and 2004's THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM. These albums left some of her fans disappointed and others -- myself included -- enthusiastic about her willingness to artistically challenge herself (but without losing her musical identity in the process). Different strokes for different folks, Krall-style.
With FROM THIS MOMENT ON Diana has provided the folks who were indifferent to her post-EYES discs with a stroke of good luck, because this album is filled to the brim with tunes from the classic era of popular music. It actually took me a listen or two to switch out of "THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM mode" and really let MOMENT's many strengths rise to the surface. Unlike THE GIRL... -- which referenced contemporary pop throughout -- in almost every respect MOMENT seems to exist in a pop culture vacuum where every musical event from Elvis Presley onward has left the building. Often this retro approach leads to performances that sound too by-the-numbers and lacking the eternal fire of the best music created back in its era of origin. This isn't one of those times, thankfully.
Although there are spots on FTMO where one familiar with classic jazz and pop can hum along with the solos and arrangements even on the first listen, thankfully these moments are eclipsed by the degree of fresh inspiration that Diana, her small group, and the larger ensemble brings to this music. Whatever the seven-year itch that led the 2006 Diana to pick up where 1999's EYES left off (inspired by her marriage, perhaps?), she generally improves on her past successes via emotively-deeper vocals and more flexibility in her phrasing (and as witty as ever at the appropriate times). For whatever my opinion's worth, I'd say that she has clearly become an even better interpreter of these memorable songs than previously, with a consistently greater command of the material. Can it be that Diana has -- arguably, of course -- become one of the all-time best vocalists when it comes to singing these classic pop tunes? And I write that as one who respected more than loved her earlier standards albums.
Cheers to John Clayton's big-band arrangements on seven of the album's tracks. Diana's relatively subtle voice could potentially get overpowered if the band lays it on too heavy (with the brass in particular). However, Clayton's charts closely match Diana's musical temperament, with effective voicings and combinations of instruments that swing it nice'n easy, sort of in a Gil Evans-meets-Nelson Riddle mode that effectively surrounds Diana's voice. Even so, on several cuts including the title track the band lets loose, and Diana rides their wave of sound with a more aggressive approach to singing, yet not to the point where she sounds unnatural. Given all of the above, FROM THIS MOMENT ON emerges as Diana Krall's best "classic" jazz/pop album to date.
From This Moment on Poster
From This Moment On is an 11-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. It could also be called her strongest, most cohesive release to date. Krall--for the few still unknowing--is the 41-year old sensation whose cool, heavy-lidded vocals and strikingly sensitive piano-playing has helped her transcend barriers of genre to become a popular artist of the first order who has carved herself a permanent position at the top of the jazz charts. In songs, mood, and delivery, From This Moment On reveals Krall's personal ardor for that golden era of song-making, when Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and (especially) Nat "King" Cole were in their prime. It's musical territory that Krall has often explored, but this album was certainly not a case of simply repeating past formulas: Krall's A-team of support--producer Tommy LiPuma, engineer Al Schmitt, and arranger/bandleader John Clayton--were on hand to ensure that inspiration was kept on an edge, unhindered by the studio environment. More Diana Krall
 All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio |  Live in Paris |  Love Scenes |
 The Girl in the Other Room |  Christmas Songs |  Stepping Out |
This album appears in the footsteps of 2004's The Girl in the Other Room but doesn't sound like a follow-up. Whereas The Girl saw the pianist-singer abandon the Great American Songbook for more personal pastures, From This Moment On sees her working out on standards done in traditional arrangements. Although the tracks here are by the likes of Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, and the Gershwins, Krall sounds more at ease than ever before; perhaps digging deep inside on The Girl loosened her up. Backed by the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on seven tracks, Krall sings off the big band with ease. On the title track, she keeps up with a galloping bass and explosive brass arrangements and even ventures into scatting toward the end of the song. Her voice has also acquired a wonderfully worn texture in the past few years, and it works wonders on the ballads (just listen to "Isn't This a Lovely Day" and "Little Girl Blue" for instance). When standards are done like this, there's just nothing like 'em. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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