Stepping Out [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Diana Krall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Justin Time Records
• ASIN: B0000071FS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,820 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #21 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Vocal Jazz
  • #27 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Traditional & Vocal Pop
  • #94 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > General

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diana Krall at her best: She sings! She plays! She swings!, December 26, 2001

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Trentcanuck (Regina, SK, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stepping Out (Audio CD)

This is a great CD: vintage Diana Krall before the marketing folks at GRP Records got ahold of her career. Unlike her three most recent albums of "easy listening" music, which see her talents as a jazz singer and pianist well hidden, this album swings! Unlike the overly-breathy sultriness of recent efforts, her singing style here is strong and effortless, reminiscent of Shirley Horn or Rosemary Clooney. Her playing, even at this early stage of her career, is melodic and complementary to her vocal phrasing. I owned the original release when it came out in '93, and just bought this remastered edition, which is well worth it. The sound quality was already just fine, but this new version is better yet, with increased detail and soundstage. Best of all, there is a bonus track, which was omitted from the original release, and is a real treat for a longtime Diana fan. After the disappointing schmaltz of Love Scenes and The Look of Love, it was exhilarating to hear a new track of Ms. Krall singing and swinging again!!

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I can't seem to stop listening to this., September 18, 1999

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A Pen Name (Kalamazoo, Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: KRALL DIANA STEPPING OUT (Audio CD)

Very listenable. This is my favorite album of Ms. Krall's. If you like small groups, standards and stuff with a little swing, this is the disc for you. This CD is very straightforward but has some nifty little surprises. I can hear the influence of Mary Stallings (!) and (I know you won't believe this) a tiny touch of Ahmad Jamal (!!!). She even recorded a version of the Harold Arlen tune "As Long As I Live." It seems like nobody ever records or even knows about that great little song. There is something here for a casual listener and a total jazz snob like me. A deal at twice the price.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sample Of What Was To Come, January 13, 2000

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Joseph Panzarella "joeytunes" (West Islip, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KRALL DIANA STEPPING OUT (Audio CD)

Although this was Diana's first release (in Canada) it wasn't released in the states until she had a few other releases to her credit. This wasn't the first disc of Diana's that I purchased but when it was released I wanted to hear her early works, and in my opinion it is very pleasing. She paid tribute to Nat King Cole on this disc with "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and also "Frim Fram Sauce" which she also recorded again for the "All For You" disc which was a tribute to Nat King Cole. My favorites besides the ones I previously mentioned are, "This Can't Be Love", "I'm Just A Lucky So And So", "Body And Soul", and "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me". I suggest picking up this disc if you want to see the direction Diana was heading for and mastered when she got there.