Diana Krall - From This Moment On

Returning to the large ensemble sound of her 2005 success, Christmas Songs, pianist/vocalist Diana Krall delivers a superb performance on 2006's From This Moment On. Although having received a largely positive critical response for her creative departure into original singer/songwriter jazz material on 2004's The Girl in the Other Room, here listeners find Krall diving headlong into the Great American Songbook that has long been her bread and butter. While she's always been a pleasant presence on album, Krall has developed from a talented pianist who can sing nicely into an engaging, classy, and sultry vocalist with tastefully deft improvisational chops. But it's not just that her phrasing and tone are well-schooled. Having long drawn comparisons to such iconic and icy jazz singers as Julie London and Peggy Lee, Krall truly earns such high praise here. In fact, tracks like "Willow Weep for Me" and "Little Girl Blue" are drawn with such virtuosic melancholy by Krall as to be far and away some of the best ballads she's put to record. Similarly impressive big swing numbers like "Come Dance with Me" showcase her muscular rhythmic chops both vocally and on the keys. Backing her here is the always wonderful Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, featuring some punchy and solid solo spots by trumpeter Terell Stafford, as well as the rhythm section talents of guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassist Robert Hurst, and drummer Jeff Hamilton. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Schmitt Engineer, Mixing Anthony Wilson Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Bill Airey Smith Assistant Engineer Brad Warnaar French Horn Bruce Weber Photography Charles Owens II Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Charlie Pichon Make-Up Chris Walden Orchestration Clay Jenkins Trumpet, Flugelhorn Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ? Coco Shinomiya Design Daniel Johnston Assistant Engineer Darrell Gilmour Release Coordinator David Blumberg Orchestration David Duke French Horn Diana Krall Producer, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, Soloist Didier Malige Hair Stylist Doug Sax Mastering Evelyn Morgan A&R George Bohanon Trombone George Thatcher Tuba Gerald Clayton Piano Gilbert Castellanos Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist Hannah Teare Wardrobe Assistant Hollis King Art Direction Ira Nepus Soloist, Trombone Jeff Clayton Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Soloist, Flute Jeff Hamilton Drums Jim Thatcher French Horn John Clayton Conductor, Arranger, Bass John Newcott Release Coordinator Keith Fiddmont Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Kelly Pratt Release Coordinator Kim Richmond Orchestration Lee Callet Sax (Baritone), Clarinet (Bass) Marilyn L. Johnson French Horn Maurice Spears Trombone Nicole Clarke Hair Stylist Paul "Scooby" Smith Assistant Engineer Paul Klintworth French Horn Rick Fernandez Assistant Engineer Rick Todd French Horn Rickey Woodard Soloist, Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Robert Hurst Bass Robert Zimmitti Percussion Sal Cracchiolo Flugelhorn, Trumpet Sam Taylor-Wood Photography Sandrine VanStee Make-Up Shari Sutcliffe Project Coordinator, Contractor Stephanie OKeefe French Horn Steve Genewick Digital Editing Tamir Hendelman Piano Terell Stafford Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist Tommy Johnson Tuba Tommy LiPuma Producer Yvonne S. Moriarty French Horn