Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur, who has sometimes been on the periphery of jazz, balances her importance as a dedicated jazz singer with the inclusion of a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, but with maturity that flaw has largely disappeared and she has become a very impressive singer. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur (who would later be nicknamed "Deedles") imitated singers as a child. She had her first gig at a Holiday Inn when just ten years old and originally sang country music. The turning point in her career occurred when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival, greatly impressing Stan Getz. After Getz featured her singing at a televised concert from the White House in 1982, Schuur was signed to GRP and began recording regularly. Her 1986 release Timeless and 1987's Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra both won Grammys for best Female Jazz Performance. She has been nominated three more times in the ensuing years. Schuur has had staying power as an artist; she's released no less than 18 albums (not including compilations) for a number of labels, including GRP, Concord, Telarc, and Vanguard, and continues to tour internationally. While her recordings tend to walk the line between contemporary and mainstream jazz, she is critically regarded as a quintessential jazz singer who is celebrated by critics and music fans across the spectrum. Her 2011 album, The Gathering (Schuur's debut for Vanguard), features thoroughly soulful modern jazz interpretations of ten classic country songs (as a not so subtle tribute to Ray Charles' own groundbreaking Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music). Her piano and backing band are augmented by guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Mark Knopfler, Kirk Whalum, and Larry Carlton.© Scott Yanow & Thom Jurek /TiVo Read more
Diane Schuur, who has sometimes been on the periphery of jazz, balances her importance as a dedicated jazz singer with the inclusion of a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, but with maturity that flaw has largely disappeared and she has become a very impressive singer. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur (who would later be nicknamed "Deedles") imitated singers as a child. She had her first gig at a Holiday Inn when just ten years old and originally sang country music. The turning point in her career occurred when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival, greatly impressing Stan Getz. After Getz featured her singing at a televised concert from the White House in 1982, Schuur was signed to GRP and began recording regularly.
Her 1986 release Timeless and 1987's Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra both won Grammys for best Female Jazz Performance. She has been nominated three more times in the ensuing years. Schuur has had staying power as an artist; she's released no less than 18 albums (not including compilations) for a number of labels, including GRP, Concord, Telarc, and Vanguard, and continues to tour internationally. While her recordings tend to walk the line between contemporary and mainstream jazz, she is critically regarded as a quintessential jazz singer who is celebrated by critics and music fans across the spectrum. Her 2011 album, The Gathering (Schuur's debut for Vanguard), features thoroughly soulful modern jazz interpretations of ten classic country songs (as a not so subtle tribute to Ray Charles' own groundbreaking Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music). Her piano and backing band are augmented by guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Mark Knopfler, Kirk Whalum, and Larry Carlton.
© Scott Yanow & Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Heart To Heart
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1994
B.B. King is more than just one of the greatest masters of electric blues guitar; he is also an extraordinarily gifted singer. His talents on his inst ...
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Blues for Schuur (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1997
Diane Schuur is in prime voice throughout this swinging date. Backed by an 11-piece group arranged by Greg Adams, Schuur emphasizes the blues feeling ...
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Midnight (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2003
On this set, Diane Schuur performs 13 songs written or co-written by Barry Manilow, most of which are new. On first glance, the project may not seem t ...
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In Tribute (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1992
On this well-intentioned set, Diane Schuur sings 13 standards that she individually dedicated to 12 singers: Billie Holiday (who is saluted with two s ...
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Love Songs
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1993
The jazz content on this CD from singer Diane Schuur is rather slight, but this is actually one of her finest recordings. Schuur (who has a lovely voi ...
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Pure Schuur (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1991
Diane Schuur has always been one of the world's greatest modern jazz voices, and her purity on this collection makes for her most artistic yet accessi ...
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Some Other Time (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Vocal Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2008
For her entry into the increasingly popular Great American Songbook subgenre, Diane Schuur de-emphasizes the vocal histrionics that in the past have c ...
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Collection
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1989
Released in 1989, Collection sums up Diane Schuur's first five GRP albums, a period when she achieved a level of acclaim that tailed off somewhat in t ...
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Friends For Schuur
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2000
Diane Schuur, one of the greatest entertainers in the world, makes her Concord Jazz debut with Friends for Schuur and it is remarkable. Her multifacet ...
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Diane Schuur And The Count Basie Orchestra (Live)
Diane Schuur
Vocal Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1987
This CD features a logical combination: singer Diane Schuur with the Count Basie big band. In what would be longtime rhythm guitarist Freddie Green's ...
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Swingin' For Schuur (Album Version)
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jan 1, 2001
Well regarded as one of our greatest living jazz singers, Schuur seems to enjoy album titles created out of puns of her name -- prior to this there wa ...
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The Best of Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1997
The Very Best of Diane Schuur is a fine collection of 13 of the vocalist's most popular recordings for GRP, featuring such tracks as "All Right, OK, Y ...
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I Remember You
Diane Schuur
Vocal Jazz - Released by Jazzheads on Jun 9, 2014
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Schuur Thing
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1985
Excellent tenor sax from Stan Getz; some nice leads. © Ron Wynn /TiVo ...
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The Gathering
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by Vanguard Records on Jan 1, 2011
Including compilations, jazz pianist and vocalist Diane Schuur has over 20 recordings. That said, she's never issued anything like The Gathering, her ...
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Music Is My Life
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by Atlantic Records on Feb 26, 1999
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Love Walked In
Diane Schuur
Jazz - Released by GRP on Jan 1, 1995
This set of ten concise standards (which totals in at around 36 minutes) finds Diane Schuur singing in prime form. The interpretations are straightfor ...
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