Diana Krall’s extraordinary album ‘Glad Rag Doll’ is an exhilarating and adventurous exploration of new sounds, new instrumentation and new musicians. It stars a singer and piano player, filled with mischief, humour and a renewed sense of tenderness and intimacy.

The record reveals itself at that remarkable vanishing point in time where all music; swinging, rocking and taboo, collide with songs of longing, solace and regret. All are made new again in a vaudeville of Krall’s own imagining. It is at once a major departure and a natural progression for the gifted musician.

Working for the first time with renowned producer T Bone Burnett and engineer Mike Piersante, Krall revels in a fresh sonic playground captured in the vivid grain and deep resonant focus of analog tape. Burnett has assembled a distinguished cast of remarkable men to complement Krall’s piano contribution at an 1890s Steinway upright. From the hushed to the howling, Marc Ribot’s poised and sympathetic solo guitar accompaniment on the title track contrasts beautifully with a range of surprising sounds and colors.

As ever with a Diana Krall record, her distinctive feel and unique sense of time is crucial. She has established a new and exciting rhythmic rapport with drummer Jay Bellerose and bassist Dennis Crouch that has let loose some of her most joyous piano playing heard on record to date. Among the new elements brought into the spontaneous arrangement process are the mysterious, sometimes comedic commentaries coming from the keyboards of Keefus Green.

Track Listing:

1. We Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye

2. There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears

3. Just Like A Butterfly That’s Caught In The Rain

4. You Know - I Know Ev'rything’s Made For Love

5. Glad Rag Doll

6. I’m A Little Mixed Up

7. Prairie Lullaby

8. Here Lies Love

9. I Used To Love You But It’s All Over Now

10. Let It Rain

11. Lonely Avenue

12. Wide River To Cross

13. When The Curtain Comes Down

14. As Long As I Love

15. Glad Rag Doll - Alternate Version

16. Garden In The Rain

17. There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears - Alternate Version