Diana Krall

I for one like Diana Krall's music.  She stays within her range, which is very nice.  She doesn't try to do things she isn't capable of or those that are outside her range.  I really like that.

As for Shirley Horn.  Wow.  everytime she came to Los Angeles, I would go see her perform.  Quiet small venues.  She would be sitting at the bar with a drink between sets talking. Her music was wonderful and we lost a real artist.

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I enjoy good music and good playing and good singing.  Diana Krall uses some of the best musicians and she plays piano pretty well also.  I can tell you that in my opinion many of her songs are quite good and are the quality that I can listen to years later and still enjoy.

That, to me is quality in recorded music.

I've see her live on stage a few times and never left disappointed.  She is quite good at what she does within her range.  As I said earlier, she is on of the few artist that stays within her range and style.  That is a very good thing.

She may not be to everyone's taste, but neither was Shirley Horn, Nina Simone, etc.  How many of you didn't care for Nina in the day, but now appreciate her music?  she was definitely in her own style of music.  Not normal, but it was great.

I appreciate Diana Krall.

The girl in the other room, the look of love, When I look in your eyes?  are you kidding?  Those are really great albums and great music.

When I look in your eyes and why should I care are two of my favorite songs.  Quite well done.

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I was in Santa Monica yesterday for a meeting and had a little time to kill afterwards.  So, I went to Optimal Enchantment to talk with Randall.  The equipment and systems that he has in his one room store/listening room are nothing short of amazing.

I just needed a few moments to relax and talk and hear some great music and equipment.  Very top of the line stupidly expensive Basis turntable and tone arm with a stupidly expensive cartridge, into Audio Research REF 10 phono stage and Audio Research REF 10 pre-amp, then into Vandersteen audio model 7 with Vandersteen amps. 

He played Diana Krall live in Paris.  That was absolutely the best live recording I have every heard.  the Engineers and sound recording technicians really knew their stuff.

The worries of the day evaporated and with Diana Krall, Grant Green and Dean Martin playing I was there.

I heard the same system a few months earlier and he used the same setup but with Audio Research REF 250 SE amps.  that system completely disappeared.  I can't say the same with the Vandersteen Amps.

Don't get me wrong, I'll take the Vandersteen model 7's and his amps without hesitation.  They were great.

But, just had to post here that Diana Krall live in Paris is absolutely a great two album set.  I ordered it immediately upon returning home.

If you have a chance to stop in on Randall at his shop in Santa Monica, you won't find a more knowledgeable and likeable person. 

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