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If I was to have made a list a short while ago of all the things I was least likely to do, seeing
Diana Krall live would have been on there somewhere. It’s not that I hated the artistry of Mrs
Elvis Costello in its entirety or that I didn’t appreciate her ability as a pianist or her particular style of re-arranging Jazz standards. It’s just that I found her voice underwhelming and, well, irredeemably dull. Dazzling vocal aesthetic is not necessarily a pre-requisite to my inclination towards an artiste (
Nina Simone’s voice could hardly be described as pretty but it was hypnotic and she also happened to be one of the best musical interpreters to be immortalised on wax). I just failed to connect with Ms Krall’s output and no matter how much her legions of fans would have me think otherwise, I’ve always thought she was a bit overrated. Distinctive yes, but not in an exciting way.
