Jazz / Vocal, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur - Vocals, Piano
Andy Baltimore Art Direction
Barry Finclair Strings
Bill Cannon Photography
Buddy Williams Drums
Charles Libove Strings
Charles McCracken Strings
Dan Dean Bass (Electric)
Dave Grusin Producer, Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Conductor, Liner Notes, Percussion, Mixing, Arranger
David Nadien Concert Master
Don Grusin Keyboards
Ed Rak Engineer
Elena Barere Strings
Gerald Tarack Strings
Gloria Agostini Strings
Harry Lookofsky Strings
Howard Roberts Guitar (Electric)
Jan Mullen Strings
Jean Ingraham Strings
John Pintavalle Strings
Josiah Gluck Mixing, Engineer
Julien Barber Strings
Lamar Alsop Strings
Larry Rosen Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Liner Notes
Lewis Eley Strings
Moyes Lucas Drums
Rebecca Everett Assistant Engineer
Reed Ruddy Assistant Engineer
Regis Iandiorio Strings
Richard Locker Strings
Richard Sortomme Strings
Stan Getz Sax (Tenor)
Steve Khan Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Sue Pray Strings
Ted Jensen Mastering
Theodore Israel Strings
Diane Schuur
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1953 in Seattle, WA
Genre: Vocal, Jazz
Styles: Ballads, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes 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 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. Although her 1987 collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra was a high point, Diane Schuur's recordings tend to be a mixed success from the jazz standpoint.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
