DIANA KRALL - Quiet Nights (2009) Deluxe Edition / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bossa nova is not unfamiliar to Diana Krall, but 2009's Quiet Nights is her first record devoted to the gently swaying rhythm. Teaming up again with arranger Claus Ogerman, who last worked with Krall on 2001's The Look of Love and who also frequently collaborated with bossa nova godfather Antonio Carlos Jobim, Krall winds up with a mellow, lazy album that recalls the relaxed late-night sophistication of Jobim's duet album with Frank Sinatra, which Ogerman also happened to arrange and conduct. It's not just the sound, it's the songs: how '60s standards like Bacharach/David's "Walk on By" sit next to three Jobim tunes, a song by Marcos Valle ("So Nice"), and a few American Songbook standards placed at the beginning, the better to ease listeners into purer bossa nova at the end. Then again, they don't need much persuasion -- if any music could be called accessible it's this, with its warm intimacy and classic good taste. If anything, there may be a bit too much classic good taste on Quiet Nights -- there is no reinterpretation, only homage -- but that's not quite a problem because Krall knows enough to lay back, to never push, only to glide upon the gossamer surface. After all, some things are timeless for a reason; they need no updating, only replicating. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Tracklist :
1     Where or When 4:10
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2     Too Marvelous for Words 4:05
Johnny Mercer / Richard A. Whiting
3     I've Grown Accustomed to His Face 4:48
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
4     The Boy from Ipanema 5:54
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim
5     Walk on By 5:03
Burt Bacharach / Hal David
6     You're My Thrill 5:47
Sidney Clare / Jay Gorney
7     Este Seu Olhar 2:45
Antônio Carlos Jobim
8     So Nice 3:52
Norman Gimbel / Paulo Sérgio Valle
9     Quiet Nights 4:45
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
10     Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 4:59
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
11     How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 4:30
Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb
12     Every Time We Say Goodbye 5:18
Cole Porter
Credits :
Alto Flute, Bass Flute – David Shostac, Geri Rotella, Heather Clark, Steve Kujala
Arranged By, Conductor – Claus Ogerman
Bass – John Clayton, Reggie Hamilton
Cello – Antony Cooke, Cecilia Tsan, Dan Smith*, Rudy Stein, Steve Richards, Timothy Landauer*, Trevor Handy, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Cello [1st] – Larry Corbett
Contractor, Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Shari Sutcliffe
Double Bass – Drew Dembowski, Nico Abondolo, Susan Ranney
Double Bass [1st] – Ed Meares
Drums – Jeff Hamilton
French Horn – Brad Warnaar, Joseph Meyer, Todd Miller, Bill Lane
French Horn [1st] – Rick Todd
Guitar – Anthony Wilson
Oboe – Earle Dumler
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9)
Producer – Diana Krall, Tommy LiPuma
Recorded By – Steve Genewick
Tour Manager – Pete Buckland
Tuba – Doug Tornquist
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Robert Zimmiti
Viola – Dan Neufeld, David Walther, Evan Wilson, Janet Lakatos, Kate Reddish, Todd Marda, Marlow Fisher, Matt Funes, Thomas Diener, Vicki Miskolczy
Violin – Alan Grunfeld, Amy Wickman, Barbra Porter, Caroline Campbell, Charles Bisharat, Darius Campo, David Ewart, Eun-Mee Ahn, Gil Romero, Helen Nightengale, Joel Pargman, Josefina Vergara, Katia Popov, Liane Mautner, Mari Tsumura, Mario De Leon, Peter Kent, Razdan Kuyumjian, Tammy Hatwan, Tereza Stanislav, Tiffany Yi Hu, Yue Deng
Violin, Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov, Sid Page
Vocals, Piano – Diana Krall