Diana Krall has long been our favorite living jazz vocalist. And yes, we are well aware that some jazz aficionados (a notoriously cranky and obsessive bunch) argue that "jazz vocalist" is a contradiction in terms. But they just haven't listened to enough Diana Krall.
And when the Guardian asks what got her started on the path of musical excellence, she answers:
My family. My dad's mum and dad were coal-miners; they had a piano, and loved music like Fats Waller. Then on my mother's side, there were 10 kids, all Lutherans – so I had the whole Lutheran hymn influence on top of that.
She also takes her kids on tour, and washes their clothes in the sink and gets up early, even after playing a late-night show. We were deeply in love before we read this brief interview, but now we feel the emotion more powerfully than ever. Readers may feel fortunate that they cannot see Father Anonymous, mooning about eastern Europe like a lovesick calf, stars in his eyes and a song on his lips, irritating his reverend and dear wife. (Mostly because of the song, which he can't sing on key to save his own life).
2 comments:
Please write no more about this. You're making me crazy. I do my best never to think of her. web
thanks for making mention of Diana Krall. She should go on the next "Lutheran song."
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