MUSIC MONDAY ~ Diana Krall

There are only two living female vocalists I'd go to a lot of trouble and expense to hear singing in concert: kd lang, or today's subject Diana Krall, and it happens to be her birthday.

Born 16 November 1964 in Nanaimo, Canada (time unknown). 12 noon chart below.



Diana is a gifted jazz pianist as well as the best interpreter of lyrics since Sinatra (in my opinion). Her rare talent for interpretation comes from Scorpio Sun/Neptune - it cuts to the heart of any story in song, lays it out there, blood, tears an' all for the listener to absorb. Her deep Scorpio bits are flanked on one side by Venus in its own arty sign of Libra and on the other side by Mercury the communications planet in happy-go-lucky Sagittarius - reflecting that her emotional renderings can morph quite easily into jazzy, sharp and worldly-wise interpretations of more upbeat songs.

Her Moon would be in Aries whatever the time of birth - it's likely helpfully aligned with Mercury in Sagittarius, a hint that her true inner self is lighter and brighter than the melancholy image presented by some of her vocals.

Jupiter in Taurus opposite her natal Sun/Neptune repeats the theme of the last paragraph - Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius is balancing the deeply emotional traits of Scorpio with more down to earth, practical attitudes of Taurus.

Diana married British musician Elvis Costello in 2003, they had twin boys on 6 December 2006. Costello, 10 years Diana's senior, with Sun in Virgo has natal Venus just 2 degrees from her natal Venus (19 and 17 Libra). Her Mars and his Mercury are both at 5 Virgo. Two clear astrological links.






Here, on Letterman's late night show, Diana sings "Quiet Nights".



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIANA!

Diana Krall

After writing about k.d. lang yesterday, a comment from a blogging buddy led me to think about about k.d.'s fellow-Canadian singer, Diana Krall. A quick look at Diana's chart (14 November 1964, Nanaimo, Canada, time unknown)
shows some similarities with k.d.'s.
(12 noon chart shown)



Both singers' charts have an emphasis on Scorpio and Virgo, both have Venus (planet of music and the arts) in its home sign of Libra, and within a degreee of each other-Lang @ 18.57*Libra, Krall @ 19.55*Libra.

Whereas Diana Krall sticks to jazz interpretations, k.d.'s style is wider ranging, more contemporary and a little nearer to the popular market, but neither is exactly mainstream. They are both of the generation with Uranus and Pluto in Virgo, and both undoubtedly have a distinctive sound - passionate, sexy, yet still delicate. A sound liable to bring on goosebumps and curled toes. Scorpio/Virgo/Libra is a potent mix!

Here is Diana Krall singing my favourite, Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You". I think she sings it better than Joni.



and here, with Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are"