Stepping Out

by Diana Krall

Overview

Krall's first recording remains an eye and ear opener. Without the overt schmaltz, Krall proves a sincere singer and, more so, a fine pianist whose talent in this area would later become sublimated. If you want to hear not only the roots of Krall's jazzier and romantic side, not to mention the fun, you'll get it all on this remastered CD, with a bulletproof rhythm section of the peerless bassist John Clayton and always on-the-money/in-the-pocket drummer Jeff Hamilton. The program contains several songs that have become Krall's signature tunes. "Straighten Up & Fly Right" is typically cute as she nicely modifies the lyric. "Frim Fram Sauce" is easily swung and wittily rendered. Several standards such as the easy swinging, bluesy "I'm Just a Lucky So & So" with its impressive bridge piano or the straight read of "Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me" seem like child's play. She uses delayed, staggered phrasings with energetic pianistics during "As Long As I Live," jumps in more pronounced and driving tones for "This Can't Be Love," and cleverly deviates from the melody in now typical Krall-ian fashion for the previously unreleased "On the Sunny Side of the Street." She's most convincing on the unaccompanied take of the classic "Body & Soul" and goes into semi-classical mode with Clayton's bowed bass during her lone original "Jimmie." There are two instrumentals: "42nd Street" swings very well with flourishes inserted here and there on a slight re-arrange, while Klaus Suonsaari's (not Charlie Parker's) "Big Foot" sports heavy modal introductory chords, impressive stop starts on a blues strut, and the most interaction during this set. Krall's fans should consider this an essential recording in her growing discography, and perhaps in many ways her best. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	11/23/2018
Label:	JUSTIN TIME RECORDS
UPC:	0068944025824

Tracks

1. This Can't Be Love
2. Straighten Up and Fly Right
3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
4. I'm Just a Lucky So and So
5. Body and Soul
6. 42nd Street
7. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
8. Big Foot
9. Frim Fram Sauce
10. Jimmie
11. As Long as I Live
12. On the Sunny Side of the Street
13. Summertime

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Diana Krall   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Jeff Hamilton   Guest Artist,Drums (Snare)
John Clayton   Bass

Technical Credits

Joe Ricardel   Composer
Diana Krall   Arranger,Composer
Nat King Cole   Composer
Ray Brown   Liner Notes
Redd Evans   Arranger,Composer
Hank Cicalo   Engineer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer,Lyricist
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer,Lyricist
Rick Winquest   Engineer,Assistant
Jim "Kimo" West   Producer
Harry Warren   Composer
Denis Cadieux   Mixing
David Ellington   Composer
Eddy King   Engineer
Renee Marc-Aurele   Remastering
Adam Popowitz   Mastering
Michael Slobodian   Photography
Tim Gowdy   Mixing
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Ian Terry   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Irving Mills   Composer
Klaus Suonsaari   Arranger,Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Ahmad Jamal   Arranger
Frank Eyton   Composer,Lyricist
Mack David   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer