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Title: Kralling Under My Skin
Review: This album has a mood throughout that is effuses sensuality. It combines torch songs in both South of the Border Latin and North American ballads. It is well designed and musical. Diana Krall fans might want more piano but this showcases her outstanding vocal abilities, her crooning in that low register that brings emotive resonance in style. It sets a mood from the 40-50s of lush arrangements with later latin sensibilities. She also incorporates the wonderful interludes between tunes very reminisicent of Gordon Jenkins work for Frank Sinatra in September of My Years or with Nilsson's Touch of Smilsson in the Night. While it sidesteps her swing piano tributes to Nat King Cole and others, it is truly a session full of provocative themes, keeping a groove consistently mellow and meloncholly.... like a warm summer breeze.
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