Quiet Nights

by Diana Krall

Overview

Bossa nova is not unfamiliar to Diana Krall, but 2009's Quiet Nights is her first record devoted to the gently swaying rhythm. Teaming up again with arranger Claus Ogerman, who last worked with Krall on 2001's The Look of Love and who also frequently collaborated with bossa nova godfather Antonio Carlos Jobim, Krall winds up with a mellow, lazy album that recalls the relaxed late-night sophistication of Jobim's duet album with Frank Sinatra, which Ogerman also happened to arrange and conduct. It's not just the sound, it's the songs: how '60s standards like Bacharach/David's "Walk on By" sit next to three Jobim tunes, a song by Marcos Valle ("So Nice"), and a few American Songbook standards placed at the beginning, the better to ease listeners into purer bossa nova at the end. Then again, they don't need much persuasion -- if any music could be called accessible it's this, with its warm intimacy and classic good taste. If anything, there may be a bit too much classic good taste on Quiet Nights -- there is no reinterpretation, only homage -- but that's not quite a problem because Krall knows enough to lay back, to never push, only to glide upon the gossamer surface. After all, some things are timeless for a reason; they need no updating, only replicating. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2009
Label:	Verve
UPC:	0602517931107
Rank:	187611

Tracks

1. Where or When
2. Too Marvelous for Words
3. I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
4. The Boy From Ipanema
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 You Mend a Broken Heart
12. Every Time We Say Goodbye

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Diana Krall   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Bob Zimmitti   Vibraphone
Claus Ogerman   Conductor
Yue Deng   Violin
Karriem Riggins   Drums
Elton John   Vocals
Rudy Stein   Celli,Cello
Dan Tobin Smith   Celli,Cello
Steve Richards   Cello
Dave Walther   Viola
Trevor Handy   Celli,Cello
Dan Neufeld   Viola
Doug Tornquist   Tuba
Eun Mee Ahn   Violin
Gil Romero   Violin
Peter Kent   Violin
Nico Abondolo   Bass
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Joel Pargman   Violin
David Shostac   Flute (Alto),Flute (Bass)
Drew Dembowski   Bass
Katia Popov   Violin
Alan Grunfeld   Violin
Helen Nightengale   Violin
Barbara Porter   Violin
Joe Meyer   French Horn
James Freebarin-Smith   Celli,Cello
Marda Todd   Viola
Matthew Funes   Viola
Razdan Kuyumjian   Violin
Mario de Leon   Violin
Mari Tsumura   Violin
Marlow Fisher   Viola
Thomas Diener   Viola
Janet Lakatos   Viola
Todd Miller   French Horn
Edward Meares   Bass
Steve Kujala   Flute (Alto),Flute (Bass)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Sid Page   Violin
Elvis Costello   Vocals
Bill Lane   French Horn
Antony Cooke   Celli,Cello
Earl Dumler   Oboe
Larry Corbett   Celli,Cello
Bruce Dukov   Violin
Christian McBride   Bass
Jeff Hamilton   Drums
John Clayton   Bass
Tiffiany Yi Hu   Violin
Cecilia Tsan   Celli,Cello
Caroline Campbell   Violin
Brad Warnaar   French Horn
Richard Todd   French Horn
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Reggie Hamilton   Bass
Sue Raney   Bass
Liane Mautner   Violin
Timothy Landauer   Celli,Cello
David Ewart   Violin
Evan Wilson   Viola
Geri Rotella   Flute (Alto),Flute (Bass)
Anthony Wilson   Guitar
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Darius Campo   Violin
Amy Wickman   Violin

Technical Credits

Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Sangwook "Sunny" Nam   Mastering
Ted Koehler   Composer
Sidney Clare   Composer
Steve Genewick   Engineer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Jay Gorney   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Maurice Gibb   Composer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Engineer
Marcos Valle   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer,Translation
Shari Sutcliffe   Contractor,Project Coordinator
Chris McMillan   Hair Stylist
Melanie Inglessis   Make-Up
Hollis King   Art Direction
Bill Schluger   Composer
John Newcott   Release Coordinator
Rick Fernandez   Assistant Engineer
Andy Kman   Release Coordinator
Lisa Hansen   Release Coordinator
Evelyn Morgan   A&R
Dan Johnson   Assistant Engineer
Daniel Behr   Photography
Joey Tierne   Wardrobe
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Robert Maxwell   Photography
Paul McCartney   Composer
Paulo Sergio Valle   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Claus Ogerman   Arranger
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Diana Krall   Producer
Peggy Lee   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Tommy LiPuma   Producer
Dave Barbour   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer