Diana Krall ~ The Girl In the Other Room

Singer/pianist Diana Krall breaks new ground interpreting modern standards by Tom Waits, Mose Allison, and Joni Mitchell, as well as compositions by her and her new husband, Elvis Costello. Krall's piano-jazz cred comes through loudly and clearly on her Count Basie-styled version of the Bonnie Raitt staple "Love Me Like a Man" (written by folk-bluesman Chris Smither). But it's the collaborations with her spouse that unearth untapped emotional nuances of her velvet voice; many are reminiscent of Bill Evans's moody, impressionistic pieces. The title track, "Narrow Daylight," "Abandoned Masquerade," and "I’m Coming Through" all deal with love and loss. "Departure Bay," a picturesque ode to her hometown of Nanaimo, B.C., proves that this is the start of something big, and that two heads--and hearts--are better than one.

1 Stop This World (Mose Allison)

2 The Girl In The Other Room (Music and lyrics by Diana Krall and Elvis Costello)

3 Temptation (Tom Waits)

4 Almost Blue (Elvis Costello)

5 I've Changed My Address (Music by Diana Krall, lyrics by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall)

6 Love Me Like A Man (Chris Smither, adapted by Bonnie Raitt)

7 I'm Pulling Through (Arthur Herzog-Irene Kitchings)

8Black Crow (Joni Mitchell)

9Narrow Daylight (Music by Diana Krall, lyrics by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall)

8 Black Crow (Joni Mitchell)y Diana Krall, lyrics by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall)

11 I'm Coming Through (Music by Diana Krall, lyrics by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall)

12 Departure Bay (Music by Diana Krall, lyrics by Elvis Costello and Diana Krall)