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Stepping Out (Album) by Diana Krall

Artist Biography For Diana Krall


Diana Krall Was Born Into A Musical Family In Nanaimo British Columbia Canada On November 16 1964 . She Began Learning The Piano At The Age Of Four. In High School She Started Playing In A Small Jazz Group. At The Age Of Fifteen She Started Playing Regularly In Several Nanaimo Restaurants. She Also Spent Some Time In Toronto Studying With Canadian Jazz Great Don Thompson Bass/Piano And With The Support Of The Canada Council For The Arts She Moved To The U.S To Continue Studies And Develop Her Career. Her Playing Attracted The Attention Of Bass Player Ray Brown Who Brought Her Into Touch With Influential Teachers And Producers. At The Age Of Seventeen She Won A Scholarship From The Vancouver Jazz Festival To Study At The Berklee College Of Music In Boston. After Three Terms She Moved To Los Angeles To Study With Jimmy Rowles With Whom She Also Began To Sing. In 1990 Krall Relocated To New York. She Is Married To British Musician Elvis Costello.

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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.