Turn Up the Quiet

Turn Up the Quiet
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Studio Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Length 48:15
Label Verve
Producer Tommy LiPuma, Diana Krall
Diana Krall chronology
Wallflower
(2015)Wallflower2015		 Turn Up the Quiet
(2017)		 Love Is Here to Stay
(2018)Love Is Here to Stay2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[1]
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Daily Express4/5[4]
Elmore Magazine92/100[5]
Evening Standard[6]
The New Zealand Herald[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Spill Magazine[9]
The Plain DealerA[10]
The Press[11]
Renowned for Sound[12]

Turn Up the Quiet is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Diana Krall, released on May 5, 2017 by Verve Records label to positive critical reviews.[13][14]

Background

The album is a collection of 11 famous jazz standards. The release in Japan includes the 12th bonus track "How Deep Is the Ocean". Krall explains: "I have thought about these songs for a long time. Being in the company of some of my greatest friends in music allowed me to tell these stories just as I’d intended. Sometimes you just have to turn up the quiet to be heard a little better."[15] To record the album, Krall invited some of the strongest musicians in jazz today. Alan Broadbent conducts three tracks on the disc that reunites Krall with Christian McBride and Russell Malone for some compositions along with drummer Jeff Hamilton and bass player John Clayton, Jr., the latter credited together with Krall on her 2005 album Christmas Songs.[16] Turn Up the Quiet is also her last album with her long-time producer and friend Tommy LiPuma, who died at 80 in March 2017. LiPuma started working with Diana Krall on her 1995 album Only Trust Your Heart.[17]

Tour

Turn Up the Quiet World Tour was initiated to support the new album.[18] The tour began on June 2, 2017 in Minneapolis, and it's set to end in 2018.[19]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.7 points out of 10, based on five reviews.

Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times stated "Playing and singing on all tracks and reunited with co-producer Tommy LiPuma, who died weeks before the project’s release, Diana Krall is in the mellowest of moods. She rarely raises her voice above a whisper, her self-accompaniment equally restrained. Even tunes typically handled with plenty of zest and verve—“Blue Skies,” “L-O-V-E,” “Sway”—are winningly tempered. Vocally she’s grown a shade duskier, a degree or two grainier and, in the process, more enticing, more alluring."[20] Maertin Townsend of Daily Express added "A spacious, unhurried gem of a record".[4]

Bobby Reed of DownBeat wrote "For this album, Krall selected the songs, wrote the ensemble arrangements and oversaw three different ensemble lineups. At this point in her career, Krall knows how to put her own distinctive stamp on decades-old standards, making them sound fresh and vibrant, while still honoring the melodies that Great American Songbook fans know so well."[21] Jim Hynes of Elmore Magazine commented "Put your headphones on at night and listen to the finesse and nuance of Krall here in the quiet. You can’t help but be impressed".[5]

Clint Rhodes of The Herald-Standard mentioned "The talented singer’s style is perfect for creating an intimate mood for a quiet dinner for two or a casual gathering of a few close friends. Rotating recording performances between a trio, quartet and quintet, the arrangements possess a sense of improvisation that evokes a live vibe throughout the set... Next time you feel the pressures of the day starting to build, take some time to escape to your patio, back porch, comfortable easy chair or special secluded place and lose yourself in the welcoming oasis created by Krall. The quiet has never sounded so good."[22]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Like Someone in Love"Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen3:16
2."Isn't It Romantic"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers4:28
3."L-O-V-E"Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert4:21
4."Night and Day"Cole Porter4:38
5."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"Ralph Edward Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds3:24
6."Moonglow"Edgar Delange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills5:15
7."Blue Skies"Irving Berlin4:38
8."Sway"Norman Gimbel, Luis Demetrio, Traconis Molina, Pablo Rosas Rodriguez6:12
9."No Moon at All"Redd Evans, David Mann4:06
10."Dream"Johnny Mercer4:04
11."I'll See You in My Dreams"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn3:53
Total length:48:15
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."How Deep Is the Ocean"Irving Berlin5:16

Personnel

Chart performance

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[23]		 AUS
[24]		 AUS Jazz
[25]		 AUT
[26]		 FRA
[27]		 GER
[28]		 NOR
[29]		 NZ
[30]		 SWI
[31]		 UK
[32]		 UK Jazz
[33]		 US
[34]		 US Jazz
[35]
Turn Up the Quiet
  • Release: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "Diana Krall: Turn Up The Quiet". anydecentmusic.com. Any Decent Music?. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Turn Up the Quietby Diana Krall – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Turn Up the Quiet – Diana Krall". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  4. 1 2 TOWNSEND, MARTIN (April 30, 2017). "Album reviews: Blondie, John Moreland, Diana Krull and more". Daily Express. express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 Hynes, Jim (May 4, 2017). "Diana Krall: Turn Up the Quiet". Elmore Magazine. elmoremagazine.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. ↑ CORNWELL, JANE (5 May 2017). "Diana Krall - Turn Up the Quiet, review: 'Elegance and understated flair'". Evening Standard. standard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Nielsen, Tony (1 June 2017). "Music Review: Diana Krall, Turn Up the Quiet". The New Zealand Herald. nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ HURST, JOSH (May 6, 2017). "Diana Krall Turn Up the Quiet". Slant Magazine. slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DIANA KRALL – TURN UP THE QUIET". Spill Magazine. spillmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Yarborough, Chuck (May 3, 2017). "Diana Krall soars in last collaboration with Clevelander Tommy LiPuma (CD review)". cleveland.com. cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Taylor, Spencer (26 May 2017). "CD review: Diana Krall, Turn Up The Quiet (Verve Records) ****". The Press. yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Scarsbrook, Rachael (May 18, 2017). "ALBUM REVIEW: DIANA KRALL – TURN UP THE QUIET". Renowned for Sound. renownedforsound.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Diana Krall – Turn Up The Quiet". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Stutz, Colin (February 16, 2017). "Diana Krall Teases New Album Covering Cole Porter's Classic 'Night and Day': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard Magazine. billboard.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Hynes, Jim (May 4, 2017). "Diana Krall: Turn Up the Quiet". Elmore Magazine. elmoremagazine.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  16. ↑ Corcelli, John (May 17, 2017). "Above a Whisper: Diana Krall's Turn Up The Quiet". Critics at Large. criticsatlarge.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  17. ↑ GARDNER, ELYSA (June 19, 2017). "Diana Krall on Handling Grief, and 'Finding Romance in Everything'". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "DIANA KRALL: TURN UP THE QUIET WORLD TOUR 2017-2018". THE CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER. gaillardcenter.org. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Diana Krall Announces World Tour And New Album 'Turn Up The Quiet'". broadwayworld.com. February 7, 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  20. ↑ Loudon, Christopher (June 2, 2017). "Diana Krall: Turn Up the Quiet (Verve)". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  21. ↑ Reed, Bobby (June 2017). "Diana Krall Turn Up The Quiet (Verve)". DownBeat. downbeat.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  22. ↑ Rhodes, Clint (May 25, 2017). "Music review: Diana Krall - 'Turn Up the Quiet'". The Herald-Standard. heraldstandard.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  23. ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • All except Love Scenes: "Diana Krall – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
    • Love Scenes: "Top 100 CDs". RPM. Vol. 66 no. 23. March 2, 1998. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Discography Diana Krall". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums - Week Commencing 15th May 2017" (PDF). australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Discographie Diana Krall" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Discographie Diana Krall" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Discographie von Diana Krall" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Discography Diana Krall". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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  31. ↑ "Diana Krall" (select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  32. ↑ Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
    • All except Love Scenes and Christmas Songs: "Diana Krall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
    • Love Scenes and Christmas Songs: "Chart Log UK: Alex K – Kyuss". Zobbel. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Diana Krall - Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Diana Krall – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Diana Krall – Chart history: Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
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