Turn Up the Quiet

Turn Up the Quiet is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Diana Krall, released on May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05) by Verve Records label to positive critical reviews.[13][14]

Turn Up the Quiet
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released	May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Studio	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:15
Label	Verve
Producer	Tommy LiPuma, Diana Krall
Diana Krall chronology
Wallflower (2015) Turn Up the Quiet (2017) Love Is Here to Stay (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.7/10[1]
Metacritic	71/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Daily Express	4/5[4]
Elmore Magazine	92/100[5]
Evening Standard	[6]
The New Zealand Herald	[7]
Slant Magazine	[8]
Spill Magazine	[9]
The Plain Dealer	A[10]
The Press	[11]
Renowned for Sound	[12]

Background

The album is a collection of 11 famous jazz standards. The release in Japan includes the 12th bonus track "How Deep Is the Ocean". Krall explains: "I have thought about these songs for a long time. Being in the company of some of my greatest friends in music allowed me to tell these stories just as I’d intended. Sometimes you just have to turn up the quiet to be heard a little better."[15] To record the album, Krall invited some of the strongest musicians in jazz today. Alan Broadbent conducts three tracks on the disc that reunites Krall with Christian McBride and Russell Malone for some compositions along with drummer Jeff Hamilton and bass player John Clayton, Jr., the latter credited together with Krall on her 2005 album Christmas Songs.[16] Turn Up the Quiet is also her last album with her long-time producer and friend Tommy LiPuma, who died at 80 in March 2017. LiPuma started working with Diana Krall on her 1995 album Only Trust Your Heart.[17]

Tour

Turn Up the Quiet World Tour was initiated to support the new album.[18] The tour began on June 2, 2017 in Minneapolis, and was set to end in 2018.[19]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.7 points out of 10, based on five reviews.[1]

Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times stated "Playing and singing on all tracks and reunited with co-producer Tommy LiPuma, who died weeks before the project’s release, Diana Krall is in the mellowest of moods. She rarely raises her voice above a whisper, her self-accompaniment equally restrained. Even tunes typically handled with plenty of zest and verve—“Blue Skies,” “L-O-V-E,” “Sway”—are winningly tempered. Vocally she’s grown a shade duskier, a degree or two grainier and, in the process, more enticing, more alluring."[20] Maertin Townsend of Daily Express added "A spacious, unhurried gem of a record".[4]

Bobby Reed of DownBeat wrote "For this album, Krall selected the songs, wrote the ensemble arrangements and oversaw three different ensemble lineups. At this point in her career, Krall knows how to put her own distinctive stamp on decades-old standards, making them sound fresh and vibrant, while still honoring the melodies that Great American Songbook fans know so well."[21] Jim Hynes of Elmore Magazine commented "Put your headphones on at night and listen to the finesse and nuance of Krall here in the quiet. You can’t help but be impressed".[5]

Clint Rhodes of The Herald-Standard mentioned "The talented singer’s style is perfect for creating an intimate mood for a quiet dinner for two or a casual gathering of a few close friends. Rotating recording performances between a trio, quartet and quintet, the arrangements possess a sense of improvisation that evokes a live vibe throughout the set... Next time you feel the pressures of the day starting to build, take some time to escape to your patio, back porch, comfortable easy chair or special secluded place and lose yourself in the welcoming oasis created by Krall. The quiet has never sounded so good."[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like Someone in Love"	Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen	3:16
2.	"Isn't It Romantic"	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	4:28
3.	"L-O-V-E"	Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert	4:21
4.	"Night and Day"	Cole Porter	4:38
5.	"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"	Ralph Edward Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds	3:24
6.	"Moonglow"	Edgar Delange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills	5:15
7.	"Blue Skies"	Irving Berlin	4:38
8.	"Sway"	Norman Gimbel, Luis Demetrio, Traconis Molina, Pablo Rosas Rodriguez	6:12
9.	"No Moon at All"	Redd Evans, David Mann	4:06
10.	"Dream"	Johnny Mercer	4:04
11.	"I'll See You in My Dreams"	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	3:53
Total length:			48:15

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"How Deep Is the Ocean"	Irving Berlin	5:16

Personnel

Band Diana Krall – ensemble arranger, piano, producer, vocals Alisha Bauer – celli Charlie Bisharat – violin Alan Broadbent – conductor, orchestral arrangements, orchestration Jodi Burnett – celli John Clayton – bass Kevin Connolly – violin Mario Deleon – violin Andrew Duckles – viola Stuart Duncan – fiddle Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – celli, soloist Tony Garnier – bass Jeff Hamilton – drums Neel Hammond – violin Stefon Harris – vibraphone Tamara Hatwan – violin

Jennifer Kuhn – celli Songa Lee – violin Natalie Leggett – violin Russell Malone – guitar Christian McBride – bass Katia Popov – violin Kate Reddish – viola Marc Ribot – guitar Michele Richards – violin Karriem Riggins – drums Marcy Vaj – violin Ina Veli – violin Michael Whitson – viola Anthony Wilson – guitar John Wittenberg – violin Colleen Sugata – viola Kathleen Sloan – violin

Production Eric Boulanger – mastering Josh Cheuse – creative director Edwin Fotheringham – illustrations Joel Derouin – concert master Julie Johangten – release coordinator Allison Joyce – A&R Jamie Krents – A&R Tommy LiPuma – producer Brian Montgomery – engineer Evelyn Morgan – A&R Femi Onafowokan – A&R Al Schmitt – engineer, mixing Oleg Schramm – piano tuner Coco Shinomiya – design Jason Staniulis – assistant engineer Shari Sutcliffe – conductor, production coordination

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 37 Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[24] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 10 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 8 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[29] 9 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[30] 23 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[32] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 16 Greek Albums (IFPI)[34] 31 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[35] 16 Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 13 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38] 13 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[39] 15 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[40] 10 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[41] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[42] 23 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[43] 9 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[44] 70 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[45] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 49 Swedish Jazz Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[49] 32 UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[50] 1 US Billboard 200[51] 18 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[52] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[53] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[54] 164 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[55] 125 French Albums (SNEP)[56] 171 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[57] 2

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External links

• Official website