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Track Listings
| 1. Where Or When |
| 2. Too Marvelous For Words |
| 3. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face |
| 4. Boy From Ipanema, The |
| 5. Walk On By |
| 6. You're My Thrill |
| 7. Este Seu Olhar |
| 8. So Nice |
| 9. Quiet Nights |
| 10. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry |
| 11. How Can I Mend A Broken Heart |
| 12. Every Time We Say Goodbye |
| 13. Boy From Ipanema - video track |
| 14. Walk On By - video track |
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It was only a matter of time before Diana Krall turned her attention to bossa nova, but the result, now that it's here, makes you wish she had got there a little sooner.
Surrounding herself with a crack quartet - Anthony Wilson on guitar, John Clayton on bass, and percussionists John Clayton and Paulinho Da Costa - backed by a Claus Ogerman-led orchestra, Krall turns Quiet Nights into a 'love letter for my husband' aka Elvis Costello, with a meticulously manicured production co-authored by Krall herself and Tommy LiPuma.
She owes a double debt to Ogerman, whose strings-saturated arrangements ooze with a seriously sensuous, impeccably crafted sophistication. Mixing bossa nova classics with jazz standards, Krall lowers her voice to virtually sub-sonic levels to deliver husky, half-whispered but deliciously sultry performances so packed with sentimental billet doux that half way through it all threatens to congeal into one intrusive, gelatinous mass.
This is dreamy, gently swaying, cocktail bar music making given the glossiest of productions. As such, it works best when listened to with half an ear (and probably at 4am in the morning). It's then Krall's sotto voce approach comes into its own; I've Grown Accustomed to His Face, So Nice, Too Marvellous for Words and You're My Thrill all becoming enviously intimate confessionals.
Krall even turns The Boy From Ipanema into a torch song that pads and prowls with deliberately underplayed intent while the title track is all brooding desire and wish fulfilment. But when the approach goes wrong, it borders on turning the Bacharach/David classic Walk On By into a curiously anaemic apology.
Limited edition discs also carry two bonus tracks: a surprisingly effective cover of the Bee Gees' How Can You Mend A Broken Heart and a pared back, paced down version of Cole Porter's Every Time We Say Goodbye.
It's not what you might expect of Krall or, for that matter, bossa nova, and nor is it jazz, but in its own deliberately dissipated dreaminess it has an obvious understated allure all of its own. --Michael Quinn
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CD Description
Diana Krall is without a doubt the first lady of jazz--a household name around the world, even in households where jazz wouldn't normally find a home. Quiet Nights is her first studio album since 2006's From This Moment On, and marks a return to the stylistic and commercial success of The Girl In The Other Room. Focusing on the music of Brazil, in particular the Bossa Nova, the production team of Tommy LiPuma and Claus Ogerman have created a seductive and sensual backdrop to Diana's distinctive voice. Diana sings three Brazilian classics, adapts four standards, and adds three ballads to the mix. This special UK version of Quiet Nights includes two exclusive video performances.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I despair of the terrible arrogance of most reviewers of this thoroughly classy Diana Krall bossa nova album. I'm a musician and composer so maybe that's why I can appreciate what's on offer here. The band plays the music to perfection, the orchestral arrangements are exquisite and Krall's breathy vocal delivery compliments these perfectly.
There's too much emphasis on music having to be raw and edgy - what if that's not the artist's or musicians' intention? Does that make anything they do pointless or schmaltzy? No - but you do have to listen and not be afraid of gentle, sweet sounds. Turn it up and feel this gorgeous music envelop you. I listen to all sorts, from Ornette Coleman to Ligeti, so I'm not some nattering old gimmer sipping tea to radio twee. I'm just not swayed by some false notion of authenticity and anti-tonal prejudice.
This is a fantastic record - on a par with the very best jazz recordings. Just don't judge it by comparing it to Coltrane or expect it to be something it isn't.
There's too much emphasis on music having to be raw and edgy - what if that's not the artist's or musicians' intention? Does that make anything they do pointless or schmaltzy? No - but you do have to listen and not be afraid of gentle, sweet sounds. Turn it up and feel this gorgeous music envelop you. I listen to all sorts, from Ornette Coleman to Ligeti, so I'm not some nattering old gimmer sipping tea to radio twee. I'm just not swayed by some false notion of authenticity and anti-tonal prejudice.
This is a fantastic record - on a par with the very best jazz recordings. Just don't judge it by comparing it to Coltrane or expect it to be something it isn't.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Quiet Nights" is Diana Krall's twelfth album, which marks her first work with the 79 year-old legendary arranger Claus Ogerman (Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim) since 2002's "Live in Paris", and her first studio work with Ogerman since 2001's "The Look of Love".
She may have started out as a jazz pianist/vocalist but these days Diana Krall seems to have ditched any semblance of swing in favour of sickly string arrangements.
Her voice is lush and exquisite but she overdoes the breathiness - to the point that one wonders if a ventilator is required - and sticks too much to indistinguishable, slow bossa novas and ballads.
The result is a florid and bland album that washes over the listener.
My favourite tracks are : "Too Marvelous For Words", "Walk On By", and "So Nice".
The album reaches # 1 of Billboard Top Jazz Albums. Issue date 2009-04-18
Live In Paris
Lazy Afternoon track # 5
Brazil duet with Diana Krall on track # 3
You're My Thrill
She may have started out as a jazz pianist/vocalist but these days Diana Krall seems to have ditched any semblance of swing in favour of sickly string arrangements.
Her voice is lush and exquisite but she overdoes the breathiness - to the point that one wonders if a ventilator is required - and sticks too much to indistinguishable, slow bossa novas and ballads.
The result is a florid and bland album that washes over the listener.
My favourite tracks are : "Too Marvelous For Words", "Walk On By", and "So Nice".
The album reaches # 1 of Billboard Top Jazz Albums. Issue date 2009-04-18
Live In Paris
Lazy Afternoon track # 5
Brazil duet with Diana Krall on track # 3
You're My Thrill
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a crusty old (70) jazzer I often despair at the lack of jazz and good old songs on the radio these days, so when something like this comes along I jump at the chance. I was not disappointed. Diana Krall is a brilliantly talented musician, both vocally and keyboard-wise, supported by very professional accompaniment.
As for the "slow and dreamy" flavour (which many have criticised, I notice) well, that's a personal taste thing, isn't it? It has been my cup of tea for many years and Diana Krall does it perfectly, adding her own inventive signature to every song.
As for the "slow and dreamy" flavour (which many have criticised, I notice) well, that's a personal taste thing, isn't it? It has been my cup of tea for many years and Diana Krall does it perfectly, adding her own inventive signature to every song.
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Vinyl demise has been greatly exaggerated
Typically sultry Dianna Krall outing with some excellent covers such as Lady Days "Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry" and Astrid Gilbertos "Girl from Ipanema", changed to "boy"... Read more
Published 13 months ago by G. R. Walker
There is only one Diana Krall
Excellent condition ,delvered on time and a continuous pleasure to listen to .Asmall deviation from her
usual work.
usual work.
Published 15 months ago by brijan
Where is the video?
I love Diana Krall
So when I saw her excellent video Quiet Nights on TV and heard she has a new disk out called "Quiet Nights" that includes 2 bonus videos. Read more
So when I saw her excellent video Quiet Nights on TV and heard she has a new disk out called "Quiet Nights" that includes 2 bonus videos. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Blincow
Quiet Nights
One of the best CDs i have bought in a long time. Diana at her very best.!
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Robert Sunley
quiet nights
As expected this quiet jazz cd, whilst being very good does not quite come up to the best of Diana Krall CD. (Compolation). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Naturist
Good buy
Soothing music, great voice. Diana Krall's maybe not the best record but very pleasing to the ear. Have been her fan for a while so I enjoy most of her work. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by I. McEntaggart
Delicious
Quiet Nights has had some mixed reviews , however, I think it is a fabulous collection of songs. Here Diana returns to the bossa nova style and ballads reminicant of her Look Of... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by Stuart A. Smith
I love Diana Krall...
Her voice is playful yet sultry and her piano playing is perfectly dynamic and swinging... Just not on this album. And not for a few albums already actually... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by Tom Timmermans
Quiet Nights
I first heard a track from this album on the radio late one evening, and Googled it to find out where it came from. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2010 by Thrifty
A great addition to Diana Krall's canon!
For the life of me I can't understand many of the reviews written concerning "Quiet Nights"! Some complain that there's not enough Jazz in this album, while most point out how... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Siamese
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