Diana Krall - Girl in the Other Room [Japan Bonus Tracks]

While the jazz fascists (read: purists) may be screaming "sellout" because Diana Krall decided to record something other than standards this time out, the rest of her fans can enjoy the considerable fruit of her labors. Girl In The Other Room is, without question, a jazz record in the same manner her other outings are. The fact that it isn't made up of musty and dusty "classics" may irk the narrow-minded and reactionary, but it doesn't change the fact that this bold recording is a jazz record made with care, creativity, and a wonderfully intimate, aesthetic fueling its 12 songs. Read More