This Can't Be Love
Straighten Up And Fly Right
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
Body And Soul
42nd Street
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Big Foot
Frim Fram Sauce
Jimmie
As Long As I Live
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Stepping Out
Published: 06 Jun 2009, 01:56
Stepping Out Diana Krall's Historic Debut Recording For Justin Time Records Is An Unpretentious Timeless Recording That Showcases Krall's Strong Musical Choices Excellent Taste And Unbridled Energy. Produced In Los Angeles By Label Founder Jim West It's Unadulterated Jazz From Start To Finish With The Young Enthusiastic Diana Expertly Supported By Bassist John Clayton And Drummer Jeff Hamilton. Notable Also Is The Appearance Of Diana's First Original Composition "Jimmie " Named For Her Father And Jimmie Rowles Both Huge Influences. An Exciting Debut That Amply Displays The Artist's Future Promise It's Also One That Fares Well With Each New Listening. From Ray Brown's Liner Notes I Met Diana Krall In Her Hometown Of Nanaimo In Canada. She Was Then A Teenage Piano Wiz. She Called Me Some Years Ago To Ask Whom She Should Study With And I Recommended Either Jimmie Rowles Or Hank Jones. Jimmie Rowles Was Available And It Has Paid Off Handsomely. Ray Brown Comments On Several Tracks From Stepping Out Body And Soul - This Track Is Going To Get Diana A Bunch Of Fans. I Find That There Is A Lot Of Soul Inside This Lady. This Is A Track With Excellent Piano Accompaniment. Straighten Up And Fly Right - An Old Nat Cole Hit. Here Diana Displays Some Good Hard-Driving Funky Piano Playing. Clayton And Hamilton Lay Down A Perfect Rhythm Track Here. Listen To The Way She Pronounces 'straighten Up'. It Must Be Some Vintage Canadian Brogue Sneaking In! All In All This Is An Excellent First Album And I Can See Lots Of Success For This Lady Down The Road.