Kuschel Songs of the Jazz Diva

In star Diana Krall recently flirted with the admission that she was not a very good singer. This paradox, of course, one attracts the attention for the newest album Wallflower on which it comes into appearance almost exclusively as a singer. And also this is a contradiction: only three pieces of a total of 12 recordings she reaches into their own keys. The piano playing takes mainly the producer and keyboardist David Forster, who also wrote all the arrangements. So what is original Krall on this album? A voice which, although lacking in bandwidth as they can know the Star Reader which is distinctive but because of its warm timbre and perfect for Kuschelpop at least a high level. Original also their ambitions, pop gems to be polished on days gone. So the new album contains nothing but earwigs, which however primarily the generation of early-born are likely to be familiar. Nice to hear the songs, however, even without knowledge of the original versions. The range of titles ranging from the hippie anthem of California Dreamin The Mamas & The Papas on Desperado by Eagles, Im Not In Love 10cc up to the more contemporary pieces Dont Dream ISTS Over Crowded House. More titles come from Paul McCartney, Elton John, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Randy Newman. The eponymous song Wallflower goes to the account of Bob Dylan and first appeared in the legendary bootleg series of the old master.

The lady will be accompanied with the infinite longing in his voice sometimes by a powerful orchestral squad. Who demanding vocal jazz is expected to be disappointed by the album, Friends well-tempered pop ballads will get their money, especially since the album is also convincing in the arrangements and the production. All in all, a work that flatters the ear canals especially Diana Krall are their Canadian compatriots Michael Bublé and Bryan Adams as a duet partner in two songs aside.

Jacques Ziegler