Diana Krall – The Girl in the Other Room(CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

The Girl in the Other Room marks a turning point in Diana Krall’s career, and it deserves a place in any serious jazz collection. Known primarily for her elegant interpretations of standards, Krall steps into the role of songwriter here, co-writing much of the material with her then-husband Elvis Costello. The result is a set that feels unusually personal: the lyrics are reflective, bruised, and quietly resilient, while her piano playing stays as harmonically rich and understated as ever. You still get her trademark smoky phrasing, but the emotional temperature is different—less cabaret polish, more living-room confession. Covers by Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell sit comfortably alongside the originals, tracing a line between classic jazz, literate pop, and late-night blues. The production keeps everything close and warm, letting the interplay of piano, guitar, bass, and drums breathe without studio gloss. This CD is ideal if you love jazz that values storytelling as much as virtuosity. It’s an album for late evenings, for reading between the lines of every chord change and lyric. If you’ve only heard Krall as a standards singer, this is the record that reveals the writer and the woman behind the voice.