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**NaMbessemab** · 12-27-2005, 08:00 AM

Just thought I'd jump in here and add another mildly related tangent. On the 25th my good friend Laila Biali will be opening for Ms Krall. Laila IS someone with some star power. Her piano chops are fantastic and she is anything but an "ice queen". Now that she is singing again, it will be interesting to see whether she catches the public's fancy.

And, I agree wholeheartedly with the Holly Cole assessment. I heard her first opening for Ray Charles at the Ontario Place Forum back in the late 80's and found her a little out of her element with the jazz repertoire. I expected her to improve, which she did technically, but never really seemed comfortable in the genre. When she released Dark Dear Heart my reaction was: Ah ha! This is tha stuff that she should be doing! The album had emotion and seemed to fit her like a comfortable sweater.

12-27-2005, 08:00 AM	#6
NaMbessemab Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	Just thought I'd jump in here and add another mildly related tangent. On the 25th my good friend Laila Biali will be opening for Ms Krall. Laila IS someone with some star power. Her piano chops are fantastic and she is anything but an "ice queen". Now that she is singing again, it will be interesting to see whether she catches the public's fancy. And, I agree wholeheartedly with the Holly Cole assessment. I heard her first opening for Ray Charles at the Ontario Place Forum back in the late 80's and found her a little out of her element with the jazz repertoire. I expected her to improve, which she did technically, but never really seemed comfortable in the genre. When she released Dark Dear Heart my reaction was: Ah ha! This is tha stuff that she should be doing! The album had emotion and seemed to fit her like a comfortable sweater.
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