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MojoOct 22, 2012Glad Rag Doll breaks intriguing new ground for a hitherto smooth operator. [Nov 2012, p.90]
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Q MagazineOct 22, 2012Some tracks still sound ripe for Christmas rom-coms. But the best see veteran producer T-Bone Burnett, Tom Wait's guitarist Marc Ribot and Krall's husband Elvis Costello rough up her seductive keys with some electric Americana fuzz. [Nov 2012, p.99]
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Oct 15, 2012T-Bone Burnett renders mostly old jazz numbers with a blend of period feel and modern fidelity, so they're "in the tradition" without sounding antique.
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Oct 15, 2012Krall's smoky contralto lacks the pungency of Wilson's, but compensates with greater mobility.
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Oct 15, 2012What's old is new again, and in this case Diana Krall finds something new in older music--a rejuvenation earned by looking backward in years but forward in daring.
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UncutOct 2, 2012The results are lively and irreverent. [Nov 2012, p.77]
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Oct 2, 2012[Glad Rag Doll] brings out the warmth in a voice that's been chilly, verging on aloof, at times. She calls this her "song and dance record"; I'd call it her nimble, witty, change-of-pace record.
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Oct 1, 2012"Wide River to Cross," by Buddy and Julie Miller is a contemporary outlier on an album crowded with relics, and its beautiful realization invites the question of what other sort of album Ms. Krall and Mr. Burnett might have made without any point to prove.
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Oct 1, 2012Burnett is generally unable to deliver the magic he brought to Alison Krauss, among others.
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Oct 1, 2012The warmth, sophistication, humor, and immediacy present on this set make it a welcome addition to her catalog.
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Oct 1, 2012Krall never seems out of place even as she takes chances in a space that could have left her sounding overwhelmed.
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Oct 1, 2012[A] nimble, witty, change-of-pace record.
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