Diana Krall - From This Moment On
Diana Krall has put together a colorful and balanced mix of songs on her new album From This Moment On. She takes the tempo up, takes it down, shakes it about, and passes it around.
There is an air of playfulness in the album. Coincidentally, she and husband Elvis Costello became the proud parents of twins this December and you have to wonder if her new mom status is providing the fuel for the whimsical flow of it. Maybe the groove just comes with the verve. Whatever her inspiration, she’s put together an album that’s not your typical jazz offering. It’s something more adventurous. Something more interesting. Something better.
The first couple songs are pretty standard. From that moment on, the album starts to catch your attention. How Insensitive throws a little smoke into the cabaret. Exactly Like You and Day In Day Out take the tempo up. Whether you like the duelling brass of the title track From This Moment On, or you find a skip in your step while listening to I Was Doing All Right, the standout track is Willow Weep For Me.
Willow Weep For Me has a wisp of James Bond running through it. It’s cool. International spy cool. It’s the kind of jazz that’s bigger than life. It just works and Diana Krall works it with perfection.
