Music Review

When I Look Into Your Eyes (1999)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Lead Performance: Diana Krall; Genre: Jazz

You want visionary jazz singing, you go to Cassandra Wilson and Abbey Lincoln. You want comfort from your vocalist, you turn to Diana Krall. On the silken set of familiar standards in When I Look Into Your Eyes — many fleshed out with Johnny Mandel's deft string arrangements — the best-selling stylist demonstrates the quiet strength of her understated delivery. The thrills of startling artistry may be absent, but whispered reassurances have their rewards. A

Originally posted Jun 11, 1999 Published in issue #489 Jun 11, 1999 Order article reprints

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