Search - Artist/Band: Diane Schuur

• Name: Diane Schuur
• Birthday: 1953
• Birth Place: Seattle, WA
• Decades Active: 1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Vocal Music
• Styles: Vocal Jazz, Standards, Contemporary Jazz, Ballads
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Intimate, Passionate, Romantic, Elegant, Melancholy, Nocturnal, Poignant, Sophisticated, Bittersweet, Earnest, Gentle, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Soothing, Stylish, Wry, Yearning, Confident, Reflective

Title	Release
Some Other Time	02/26/2008
Schuur Fire	04/05/2005
Rediscovery on GRP W	06/22/2004
Dream Pop	12/15/2003
Midnight	07/22/2003
Swingin' for Schuur W	09/25/2001
Autumn Leaves: Swingin Schuur	09/21/2001
Friends for Schuur	09/26/2000
Music Is My Life	03/02/1999
The Very Best of Dianne Schuur	10/21/1997
Blues for Schuur W	1997
Love Walked In	1995
Heart to Heart	1994
Love Songs	1993
In Tribute	1992
Pure Schuur	1991
Talkin' 'Bout You	1988
Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra	1987
Collection	1986
Timeless	1986
Deedles	1985
Schuur Thing	1985

Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, but with maturity that flaw has largely disappeared and she has become a very impressive singer. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur (who would later be nicknamed "Deedles") imitated singers as a child. She had her first gig at a Holiday Inn when just ten and originally sang country music. The turning point in her career occurred when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival, greatly impressing Stan Getz. After Getz featured her singing at a televised concert from the White House in 1982, Schuur was signed to GRP and began recording regularly. Although her 1987 collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra was a high point, Diane Schuur's recordings tend to be a mixed success from the jazz standpoint. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide