Diana Krall New CD


Has anyone had a chance to listen to Diana Krall new cd? If so what did you think of it and how does it compare to her past releases. I heard her new CD has a more of bassa nova beat to it.
3chihuahuas

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Do you really have 3 chihuahuas? If so, why? And if not why do you call yourself 3chihuahuas?
I purchased the CD today and listened to it this afternoon and evening...it's not her best. Her song selection is mediocre at best..."S' Wonderful" and "Love Letters" are probably the best two cuts, but they have weak arrangements. "Besame Mucho" is nicely arranged but Dianna sucks at singing in Spanish. Her one-octave range is just not enough to do justice to "The Look of Love" and typical Dianna, she just doesn't get the phrasing right. Also, she sings it at a slow Samba tempo which doesn't work for this song. I consider an album (CD) great if it has 3 good songs on it. If it has 2 good ones then its good. If it only has one good song, then its ok. But I can't find one song that I want to listen to more than once. On a positive note, there are some nice photos of her inside the CD case.