在诺拉·琼斯(Norah Jones)之前,Diana Krall是当代的爵士演唱女歌手中商业成绩最好的明星之一。Diana Krall与诺拉·琼斯一样,在她出道之初也曾经引起了音乐界和评论界对于她的独特风格的诸多争论,她也曾游离于流行歌曲和爵士演唱之间,让评论界对于她的音乐定义而广泛讨论。
在Diana Krall之前,在Diana Krall同时代的爵士音乐家中,还从来没有过哪一位爵士音乐家能够像Santana,后街男孩(Backstreet Boys),南方小鸡(Dixie Chicks),TLC一样在演出时受到同等热烈的欢迎。在Diana Krall同时代的爵士音乐家中,在以摇滚乐,流行音乐,乡村音乐,说唱音乐,城市音乐为主流的流行音乐市场里,他们很少有能够在Billboard 200排行榜上位居高位的爵士乐唱片。在当代所有的爵士音乐家中,Diana Krall是其中极少部分的既获好评,又有销量的一员。
Temptation - Diana Krall
Rusted brandy in a diamond glass
赤褐色的白兰地倒在菱形的玻璃杯里
everything is made from dreams
一切皆如所愿
time is made from honey slow and sweet
时光甘如蜜 缓缓流逝 甜蜜怡人
only the fools know what it means
愚人才知晓那意味着什么
Temptation, temptation, temptation
诱惑 勾引 引诱
I can't resist
我无法抗拒
Dutch pink and italian blue
他身着荷兰粉与意大利蓝
He is there waiting for you
他就在那儿等着你
My will has disappeared
我的意志消退
Now confusion is oh so clear
此刻 心中疑惑难解
Temptation, temptation, temptation
诱惑 勾引 引诱
I can't resist!
我无法抗拒
Temptation, temptation, temptation
诱惑 勾引 引诱
I can't resist!
我无法抗拒
Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals.She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–09 decade, establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.
Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums.To date, she has won five Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.
In September 2001, Krall began a world tour. Her concert at the Paris Olympia was recorded and released as her first live record, Diana Krall - Live in Paris. The album included covers of Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are" (a hit on U.S. smooth jazz radio) and Joni Mitchell's "A Case Of You".
The 2001 movie The Score (U.S.A. and Germany) starring Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando, features a recording of Krall entitled: "I'll Make It Up As I Go". This song accompanies the film's ending Credits (Chapter 12) and was composed by a fellow Canadian, David Foster.
After marrying Costello, she worked with him as a lyricist and started to compose her own songs, resulting in the album The Girl in the Other Room. The album, released in April 2004, quickly rose to the top five in the United Kingdom and made the Australian top 40 album charts.
She joined Ray Charles on his Genius Loves Company album in 2004 on the song, "You Don't Know Me".
Live at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia
In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign.She also sang "Dream a Little Dream of Me" with piano accompaniment by pianist Hank Jones.
Quiet Nights was released on March 31, 2009.
Krall also produced Barbra Streisand's album Love Is the Answer, released on September 29, 2009.2011 saw Krall retreat to Sri Lanka; however, no publicity was given and the visit remained entirely private. In September 2012, she accompanied Paul McCartney at Capitol Studios in a live performance of his Album "Kisses on the Bottom", which was shown live on the internet. On September 13, 2012, Krall performed "Fly Me to the Moon" at astronaut Neil Armstrong's memorial service in Washington, D.C.
Glad Rag Doll was released on October 2, 2012.
Wallflower is the 12th studio album by Krall, released on February 3, 2015 by Verve Records.The album was produced by David Foster.Among the composers Krall and Foster tackled are the Eagles (two songs), Elton John and Bernie Taupin ("Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word") 10cc ("I'm Not in Love"), Neil Finn ("Don't Dream It's Over") and Gilbert O'Sullivan (a gorgeous read on "Alone Again (Naturally)"). The title track is from Bob Dylan's "Bootleg Series," and she rang up Paul McCartney to see if he would mind her covering a previously unreleased original he'd written for his own jazz-flavored "Kisses on the Bottom."